Airports expecting huge holiday rush

Hundreds of thousands of passengers are set to pass through Irish airports over the August bank holiday weekend.

Hundreds of thousands of passengers are set to pass through Irish airports over the August bank holiday weekend.

The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said it expected to see more than 350,000 people pass through the State's biggest airport between tomorrow and Monday. This represents a 10 per cent increase on the same period last year.

More than 2,400 flights will arrive and depart during this time, including 280 charter flights, which have been added to the normal schedule.

The DAA urged passengers to check regulations on the liquids before travelling. Details can be found on the DAA website (www.dublinairport.com)

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Passengers must check-in at least 90 minutes before their flight departure time and to allow a further 30 minutes if they are using one of the long-term car parks.

Almost 60,000 passengers will travel through Shannon airport over the weekend. The airport is predicting a 9 per cent jump in numbers as sunseekers choose to leave rainswept Ireland.