Easter is expected to be a busy period.
A spokesperson for Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) says people can expect longer queues for another couple of months.
(Source: Twitter @DublinAirport)This morning, passengers had to queue outside Terminal One at Dublin Airport.
Images and videos are being shared on social media showing long queues forming inside the terminal building.
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DAA says it expects up to 80,000 to travel through the airport this weekend.
And passengers are being asked to turn up three and a half hours before their flights, due to a shortage of security staff.
DAA spokesman, Graeme McQueen, says they're recruiting about 300 new employees.
However, he expects delays to continue for several months.
"Dublin airport is going through a process where we're trying to ramp up our operation again after covid."
"There's a mass recruitment drive going on, in order to get more security screeners for example. once they come on board, that'll make a huge difference," McQueen said.
"But for the moment, people are going to have to expect longer queues at the airport, it is going to take longer to get through."
That's going to remain the case through Easter, probably through May and into June," he added.
