Over 400,000 Passengers To Fly Through Dublin Airport This October Bank Holiday Weekend

Friday is expected to be the busiest day of the period with 109,000 passengers arriving and departing from Dublin Airport, with just under 60,000 departing on the day . Saturday and Sunday will be equally busy departure days with just shy of 55,000 departing from the national airport each day.

Over the course of the mid-term break (*Friday October 27 – Sunday November 5) it is expected that just under 1 million passengers (950,000) will travel through Dublin Airport, with London and Amsterdam the most popular European destinations and New York and Chicago the most popular transatlantic destinations.

Passengers traveling during this busy period, including families embarking on mid-term getaways, are recommended to arrive at their terminal of departure two hours in advance of a short-haul flight and three hours prior to a long-haul flight.

Dublin Airport's newly appointed Managing Director, Gary McLean, expressed his enthusiasm for the airport's preparations for the bustling October Bank Holiday and Mid-Term Break, saying:

"Passengers traveling during the Bank Holiday weekend and mid-term break can look forward to a seamless journey through Dublin Airport. Our security processing times have been consistently under 20 minutes for several months now, and we have introduced a wide range of new food and beverage outlets in both terminals. We have also added extra seating, enhanced our free Wi-Fi services, and introduced more phone charging facilities to ensure you stay connected before your flight”.

“Demand for parking at the airport is high for the coming weekend, so passengers are advised to book online in advance of traveling. Passengers are also encouraged to consider alternate ways of traveling to and from the airport, including by bus, taxi, or drop-off. We look forward to welcoming all passengers traveling this weekend and wish everyone a pleasant trip” said Gary McLean.