While approximately 1,400 passengers missed their flights last Sunday and thousands more were subjected to appalling conditions at Dublin Airport, Dalton Philips CEO at the Dublin Airport Authority availed of the airport’s 'platinum service' security line when he flew to Saudi Arabia for business last Saturday night, before the delays arose.
Passengers who pay the €295 for the service get driven to their flight. Mr Philips stressed he used this rarely and did not take it at the weekend to avoid delays, as he did not expect them. He abandoned the trip, where he was scheduled to meet DAA International, which has four operations in the Middle East, once he was told of the problems in Dublin.
Many of the staff who work in security at Dublin Airport earn €14.14 per hour.
The pictures coming from Dublin Airport tell the tale of how the airport is managed.
It is also being reported that the airport is shoddy and dirty.
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Like you, I was surprised how badly an airport can be managed so that even after the bad experience in the Easter period, nothing could be improved.
However, the same problem seems to be present at all major European airports and that they all happen to have a bad manager at the same time is hardly possible.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10877925/Staff-shortages-leave-holidaymakers-facing-massive-queues-Europe.html
It's almost like trying to make flying really miserable!
Andreas, I don’t think a similar problem exists ‘at all major European airports’. And why couldn’t a number of airports have bad management at the same time? How often and when have workers the courage to stand up to ‘bad management’.
Just google 'airport chaos' together with a major airport of your choice and you'll find plenty of results. Here are a few examples:
Amsterdam & Majorca (Spain):
https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/europe/what-its-like-europes-airports-27108961
Stockholm:
https://simpleflying.com/security-queue-chaos-stockholm-arlanda/
London-Heathrow:
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/05/24/mammoth-queues-at-heathrow-airport-leave-travellers-in-chaos
Bristol:
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/bristol-airport-chaos-start-half-24097695
Copenhagen:
https://cphpost.dk/?p=133893
Brussel:
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/05/30/europes-airport-chaos-extends-to-brussels-amsterdam-bristol-and-dublin/
Duesseldorf:
https://www.nrz.de/staedte/duesseldorf/zweite-firma-gegen-chaos-am-duesseldorfer-flughafen-id235448419.html
Frankfurt:
https://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/frankfurter-flughafen-fraport-rechnet-weiter-mit-abfertigungsproblemen-a-e04ef265-26b5-42c4-92da-c6bcc4abeaf9
Berlin:
https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/urlaubsfluege-in-gefahr-kosten-aerger-und-personal-chaos-am-ber
Other sectors of the economy are also hit by the after-effects of the lockdown. The hospitality industry is also finding it difficult to recruit staff for instance.
Just by the way: My friend wanted to rent a car for a week @ Kerry Airport and was surprised when he had to pay about 1000 Euro for a middle class car in June... Also the car rental companies have reduced their fleet and now have difficulties to get new cars!
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