Transforming Dublin Airport
Terminal 2 delivers a radically improved passenger experience
The opening of Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport marks
a major milestone in the overall transformation of
the airport’s passenger facilities.
This €1.2 billion investment programme – half
of which related to Terminal 2 and its associated
facilities - was solely geared towards the radical
improvement of the travel experience for all Dublin
Airport customers.
Terminal 2, which opened in November 2010, is the
centrepiece of the Dublin Airport Authority’s major
investment programme to expand, improve and
upgrade all the key facilities at Dublin.
Dublin Airport’s development plans had for many
years envisaged the need for a second passenger
terminal on the existing eastern side of the airfield,
to enable managed growth in traffic to upwards of
35 million passengers per annum.
The decade from 1995 to 2005 witnessed a near
8% compound increase in average passenger
volumes per year. This growth reflected the very
strong expansion of the Irish economy during the
period. By the early years of the current century,
this growth, allied to historic under investment in
Dublin Airport’s infrastructure and facilities, led to
congestion at peak travel periods and to poorer than
desired levels of customer service in some areas.
But the opening of Terminal 2 has removed these
historic constraints and Dublin Airport now delivers
a passenger experience in line with the best
airports in Europe.
Terminal 2 was planned and built for the long-term
and it ensures Dublin Airport will continue to be
Ireland’s key gateway to the world for many decades