Dublin Airport operators to escape fines over delays at security gates

 Long queues snake towards departures in Terminal 1 at Dublin Airport. The aviation regulator has decided that DAA should not be liable for penalties arising from 14 breaches of the maximum queue time at security gates in January.

The operators of Dublin Airport are to escape financial penalties potentially totalling over €4 million over a series of lengthy delays at security gates earlier this year as staff were off sick due to Covid-19.

The aviation regulator has decided that DAA should not be liable for penalties arising from 14 breaches of the maximum queue time at security gates in January.