Transforming Dublin Airport

Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport have grown dramatically in recent years and last year jumped to over 23 million. Dublin is now among the 10 busiest airports in Europe for international traffic, managing an average of 60,000 passengers and more than 600 aircraft movements every day.
Investment in infrastructure has lagged the huge increase in travellers, but that is now changing rapidly.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is investing €2bn in new facilities over the next decade to radically improve the passenger experience at Dublin Airport. More than €1bn will be spent between now and the end of 2009, and passengers are already beginning to see the benefits of our plan to Transform Dublin Airport.

Pier D, a new €120m boarding gate facility, opened in October and the new Area 14 lower ground floor check-in area has been operating since May. A major extension to the existing terminal is planned and construction work has already started on T2, the new passenger terminal at Dublin Airport, which will open in April 2010.

These investments will allow Dublin Airport to comfortably handle up to 35 million passengers per year – providing for 10 years of growth following the delivery of T2 - and will create a vibrant modern airport that will be an efficient gateway to the Ireland of the 21st century.