I flew to Boston from Dublin Airport on its busiest day of the summer — here's how I got on

Arriving four hours early for her flight, Martha Brennan was surprised by the scenes at Dublin Airport ahead of her transatlantic flight

'I heard a group of girls tell their families that Dublin was “the worst airport ever”.' Picture: Martha Brennan

Ever since booking an eye-wateringly expensive flight to Boston three months ago, I’ve asked every single person who’s been travelling the same question: how bad was Dublin Airport?

The “gateway” to our lovely land has been getting a bad rap lately — and for good reason. Last month, 1,400 unlucky passengers missed their flights because of delays at Dublin Airport and just this past week, more than 60 flights were cancelled last minute by Aer Lingus alone.