Maybe for a Dubliner but not everybody lives in Dublin what if you lived in Ennis, Cashel or Portlaoise, would it still be a "most ludicrous suggestion yet"???
Maybe for a Dubliner but not everybody lives in Dublin what if you lived in Ennis, Cashel or Portlaoise, would it still be a "most ludicrous suggestion yet"???Why would I travel hours and hours to/from Dublin to Cork and spend hours and €€€€ on fuel to avail of a handy little walk from my car to the terminal at Cork. Thats the most ludicrous suggestion yet on AAM!!!
No, though if you live in those areas you hardly need somebody on AAM to tell you your nearest airports and that Cork is less busy than Dublin?Maybe for a Dubliner but not everybody lives in Dublin what if you lived in Ennis, Cashel or Portlaoise, would it still be a "most ludicrous suggestion yet"???
Yes Cork not really a runner for me... today I am on the takeoff and landing run for Dublin airport.No, though if you live in those areas you hardly need somebody on AAM to tell you your nearest airports and that Cork is less busy than Dublin?
The question was about Fasttrack at Dublin airport, I’d be surprised @odyssey06 comes back to tell us he didn’t know about Cork airport and will opt to fly from there instead of taking Fasttrack.
FWIW I always get Fasttrack at Dublin, well worth it!
Never found them to check too closely, I’ve booked it for 1/2/3 hours in advance.Yes Cork not really a runner for me... today I am on the takeoff and landing run for Dublin airport.
What time do you usualy book the fast track for? 1 hour or 90 mins before?
This just isn’t true.Dead on! Powderfinger, One thing is sure, no homegrown cute Cork hoor would pay an additional charge for anything .
Hint for anybody going abroad on holiday:- Use Cork Airport; no problem parking your car, no delay at security, no delay at Check-In Desk. Food not so good though. (and sometimes the airline staff allow you to check-in your hold bags the night before saving more time - try to imagine Dublin Airport staff going that extra mile).
. . . . while I'm at it . . . when you return from your holiday you'll be in your car within 30 minutes of your plane touching down and on your way home. The equivalent returning passenger at Dublin Airport will still be walking that goddawful distance towards Arrivals and will still have to pass through Passport Control, collect hold baggage and . . . . wait for it! . . . . find their car and should be driving past the first airport roundabout another hour (at least) later.
Before Covid, while going through Liverpool airport I could hear and see airport staff deliberately delaying the normal queues while trying to get passengers buy fast-track. Fast-track at Dublin airport is nothing short of a legal scam.
Dead on again NRC - Dublin Airport Authority owns Cork Airport and it throws the occasional half eaten bone towards Cork. We have a full airport terminal in Cork which is 100% unused for years. Many of us hope Ryanair will eventually take over that terminal, but I bet the DAA will not allow that.Last time I checked Dublin has three quarters of passengers for whole island.
For destination choice further than UK and frequency no other airport compares to Dublin.
Fair enough Gordon - How long does it take to get from door of plane to front door of Airport in Dublin? Yes, and 30 mins would be pretty fast for Dublin airport carparks from there. Then there's the traffic. I'd say 2 hours is nearer the mark even just to get out of Dublin Airport by car. I use Dublin Airport too as most flights we want don't leave from Cork. Thank You DAA.This just isn’t true.
I park in Dublin Airport all the time and I can be in my car in less than 30 minutes.
After you do that in 30 minutes buy a lotto ticket. I use Dublin Airport too and that time is an unassailable World Record.It takes me less than 30 mins to get from my seat on the plane to the seat of my car.
What in the good Lord’s name are you doing that takes you any longer?!After you do that in 30 minutes buy a lotto ticket. I use Dublin Airport too and that time is an unassailable World Record.
Some people are cash rich and time poor. Some people are time rich and cash poor. Twenty years ago I took a 9-hour layover in Prague to save €50 - I wouldn't do that today!If Dublin Airport Authority had any confidence in its system of getting passengers through Security speedily and efficiently there would be no such thing there as Fast-Track. It says a lot about DAA and its add-ons to increase its revenue.
I get great fun trying to break my exit record each time I land at Dublin Airport. I have managed 15 minutes more than once. Exiting the plane and taking the long Ryanair walk without breaking my stride. Even as I approach passport control I am opening my passport as I walk, for a quick show to the person on duty.It takes me less than 30 mins to get from my seat on the plane to the seat of my car.
Some people are cash rich and time poor.
For an airport with 30m passengers pre-pandemic it's actually very quick to navigate. Walking distances are not excessive, baggage is usually there before you are, and no time-consuming buses to take you to and from the aircraft. Taxiing to/from runway doesn't seem very long either.I have managed 15 minutes more than once. Exiting the plane and taking the long Ryanair walk without breaking my stride. Even as I approach passport control I am opening my passport as I walk, for a quick show to the person on duty.
Of course it doesn't help when people insist on wearing VAST amounts of jewellery that have to be removed to go through the scanner, do not take out their electronics or still insist on bring full-size liquid bottles and thus slowing everything up for everyone else.
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