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Passengers departing from Dublin Airport will be presented with exciting new views of the Airport’s second passenger terminal (T2) from tomorrow as a result of significant changes to the Airport’s internal road network.
From early morning, Tuesday January 26, passengers, who are being dropped off by private car at the existing passenger terminal, Terminal 1, will access that terminal via a new road that takes them through the centre of T2.
Passengers using the short-term car park and those arriving by taxi, bus and coach will, for another two months, continue to access Terminal 1 by the existing approach road that runs alongside the front of T2.
The traffic changes are part of the ongoing programme to upgrade the airport’s campus roads and will be clearly signposted on overhead gantries and other signage as vehicles enter the airport. Full details are also available on the Dublin Airport website, www.dublinairport.com.
"One of the key strategies underpinning the design of T2 was to ensure efficient traffic flow on the airport’s internal roads by providing dedicated access and exit roads for each passenger terminal," said DAA, Director – Dublin Airport, Robert Hilliard.
“Tomorrow represents the first stage in the process whereby, from March all passengers departing from Terminal 1 will access that terminal via the new road through the heart of T2.
"The new access route will not only offer dramatic views of T2 but also signal that the new terminal is close to completion and on schedule to commence full operations in just ten months time, November 2010," he added.
T2, which will accommodate all Dublin Airport’s long-haul traffic and offer a unique new customs clearance facility for US-bound passengers, will transform the customer experience at the airport by offering more space, comfort and choice across both passenger terminals.
The DAA’s overall €600m investment in T2 will deliver the passenger terminal itself, a new 19-gate boarding gate facility, new aircraft parking stands, a new energy efficient combined heat and power plant and a major upgrade to the airport road network.
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