Car parking at Dublin Airport expected to be sold out over Easter bank holiday weekend

Individuals intending on flying overseas for the Easter financial institution vacation weekend have been warned that automotive parking at Dublin airport is predicted to be bought out.

It’s the first signal this yr of strained parking amenities on the nation’s largest air hub, and follows a call to dam airport administration from increasing by 6,200 areas.

The Competitors and Client Safety Fee (CCPC) just lately overruled DAA’s supposed buy of the close by former Fast Park on the grounds it’d hand it a parking monopoly and lift costs. DAA has mentioned it’s contemplating a authorized response.

Within the meantime, it issued an announcement on Tuesday saying it anticipated virtually half one million passengers over the approaching Easter weekend.

It mentioned demand for parking is “extraordinarily excessive” over the approaching days, with each lengthy and brief time period areas heading in the right direction to be bought out from Friday by way of to the center of subsequent week.

“Our automotive parks are going to be full this weekend, so for those who haven’t booked an area already then we’d advise passengers to plan to journey to the airport by bus, taxi or to get dropped off by a pal or relative,” mentioned media relations supervisor Graeme McQueen.

Between Thursday and Monday, the airport expects round 100,000 every day passengers flying out and in. Friday is about to be the busiest day, with 104,000 passengers forecast to journey.

Departing passengers have been suggested to reach at their terminal two hours earlier than a brief haul flight and three hours earlier than a protracted haul flight.

The CCPC’s latest determination had prompted issues holidaymakers would face a squeeze on parking areas this summer time, however these fears are already starting to crystalise.

Nevertheless, with a number of initially unsuccessful bidders for the ability anticipated to resume their curiosity in mild of the choice, ought to the carpark come again in the marketplace, the destiny of summer time season parking stays up within the air.