Emotional scenes as families reunited for Christmas at Dublin Airport

Dad Adriano from Australia is welcomed home by his son Luca (16 months) and his wife Catherine from Co Antrim at Dublin Airport. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

There were emotional scenes in Dublin Airport on Thursday as families flew in to be reunited with their loved ones for the festive season.

More than 200,000 passengers are expected to travel through the airport by Friday evening and more than 1.6m over the entire Christmas period.