Dublin Airport Guide

Dublin Airport At Glance

Guide — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:33:45 +0000

Airport Air Transport Association code: DUB
International Civil Aviation Organization airport code: EIDW
Airport Operator: Dublin Airport Authority (DAA)
Number of terminals: 2 (including T2 to be opened at the end of 2010)
Address: Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland
Time zone: GMT

Ash Cloud Updates

Guide — Sun, 16 May 2010 09:27:18 +0000

May 17th: Dublin airport will be open from 1200 hours local today
May 17th: The Irish Aviation Authority has extended restrictions on flights in and out of Dublin Airport until at least 1200hrs (noon) on Monday 17th.
May 16th 2.30 pm : Dublin Airport closed from 7 pm today to 9 am tomorrow (Monday 17th May).
May 16th: Dublin airport open until 7 pm today. Some flights (to USA and NI) cancelled.

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5th May: Dublin airport restricted again

Guide — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:21:00 +0000

UPDATE : The IAA anticipates lifting restrictions on Dublin airport at 4 am tomorrow (Thursday 6th May)

The Irish Aviation Authority has announced that Dublin Aiport would be restricted once again because of the Volcanic ash.

Dublin Airport will be restricted from 11 am to midnight.

Passengers who want to check the status of their flight can visit our dedicated pages for live departures and live arrivals where they will be able to see if the flight is on time, delayed or cancelled.

4th May: Flights suspended in and out of Ireland from 7am

Guide — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:32:44 +0000

All flights in and out of Ireland will be suspended from 7.00 am to 1.00 pm on Tuesday 4th May 2010. The decision to restrict flight was taken by the Irish Aviation Authority due “to risk of ash ingestion in aircraft engines“.

If you are travelling from Dublin Airport, you are advised to contact your airline directly.

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Read the announcement on the Irish Aviation Authority website.

Dublin Airport: Flights Disruption due to Volcanic Eruption

Guide — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:04:58 +0000

UPDATE May 2010 Flights suspended again due to Ash Cloud

Update 21st April: The Irish Aviation Authority confirmed that Irish airspace is now open all over Ireland. But full service by the airlines may take a number of days.

Update 20th April: Dublin Airport will remain closed for all inbound and outbound commercial flights until 1900 hours tonight.

Update 19th April: Irish Airspace restrictions extended to 1800 Monday 19th April.

Update 18th April: Irish airspace will remain closed until at least 1pm on Monday 19th and travel disruption is likely to continue for another week.

Update 16th April: Irish air restrictions have been lifted and Dublin Airport reopened. However, UK air space is still closed and many flights are still cancelled or delayed.

Thousands of flights have been cancelled after a massive cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcanic eruption in Iceland forced the closure of UK and Irish air spaces.

If you are travelling today from Dublin Airport, you are advised to contact your airline directly.

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The Irish Aviation Authority has published the following statement on their website:

“The Irish Aviation Authority based on advice from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, will start to close sections of Irish airspace from 1200 today. This will result in the shutdown of operations at Dublin Airport.”