Busy Bank Holiday weekend expected at Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport is looking forward to welcoming around 450,000 passengers over the coming June bank holiday weekend.

The four day period between Friday and Monday will see 240,000 passengers departing from Dublin Airport, with 210,000 passengers arriving.

The busiest day this weekend will be Sunday (June 2) when around 117,000 passengers are expected to travel through Dublin Airport.

Dublin Airport’s car parks are sold out for this weekend and those without an existing booking are advised to travel to the airport via an alternate mode such as bus or taxi.

Spaces will be available in the short-term car parks for people dropping off and picking up passengers.

Passengers are advised to arrive at their terminal two hours in advance of a short-haul flight and three hours before a long-haul flight.

Sarah Ryan, director of communications at daa: “The peak tourism season is now upon us and our doors are set to welcome tens of thousands of tourists to Ireland from all over the world this weekend.”