Independence carnie foik.
A July 4 welcome at T2 at Dublin Airport moments ago.
They won’t let him on with those.
Thanks James Stratford
Meanwhile, anything good in the Telegraph?
Dublin airport ‘an alternative hub to Heathrow’, says Aer Lingus (Telegraph)
The good old days when vibrator smuggling made the front page of the @sundayworld #40yearsold yfrog.com/g0e9dduj
— Eamon Dillon (@EamoD) May 17, 2013
February 1979.
Imagine.
Minutes ago.
Via and thanks Steve and Jenni Manning (pic 1), Tony Kinlan (pic 2 and 3).
Kevin Whitty writes:
A message from a mate at the airport…Only 2 people onboard no one hurt – It’s one of the fly-by planes – Its nose hit the ground…
More as we get it.
Runway closed following incident with nosewheel of cargo aircraft. No one injured but aircraft disabled on runway.
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 7, 2013
Moments ago.
Daniel Anderson writes:
Armed military types at Dublin airport surrounding a Maersk jet. What gives?
Anyone?
Dublin Airport arrivals today.
Mmmf.
Any excuse to play this.
Thanks C O Reilly
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
W writes:
Three out of a possible 13 security points open. Gotta love the DAA Terminal 1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnwbOIe4wls
From Phibsborough.
The existential route.
Peter O’Doherty of Pod Productions writes:
A short video I made of driving to [Dublin] Airport with a mounted camera.
Peace in our arrival time.
Agreement Reached In Dublin Airport Taxi Dispute (RTE)
Previously: The “Clique Of Drivers” Behind The Dublin Airport Strike
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
Germy Coll writes:
A clique of taxi drivers is behind this wildcat industrial action.
Five hundred or so taxis have a permit for the airport, which out of 12,000 taxis operating in Dublin, is a very small minority.
The majority of permit holders in the airport are drivers who are old school. These are drivers whom deregulation did not adversely affect (no mortgage, kids left the nest, bungalow in Wexford paid for, etc.).
These guys drive the E and S class Mercs,the 5 series Beemers, Cadilac Chrysler C300s. These are the blokes who start all the ‘revolutions’ in the ‘Kesh’. [he name placed of the taxi holding area at Dublin airport].
Taxis at Dublin airport are the exception to the rule….go to any other major international airport and you will see that taxi holding areas are anything up too 5 miles away from the terminal and are called by the airport authority when require.
In other words, the taxis work for the airport….not the airport authority working for the taxis, which seems to be the case at Dublin airport.The majority of drivers at the airport today would’ve much rather worked the rank today but the guaranteed intimidation by ‘semi-retired’ drivers would be just unbearable.
It really is a wonder the DAA left these people operate so close to the terminals for so long when you see the condition they leave the the place in.
If you have time go and look at the holding area….it’s at the back of the Radisson hotel. It’s well worth a look: 30% of taxi drivers are breaching both dress and vehicle codes at the airport. Enforcement must be increased.
Anyone?
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
What you’ll be hearing from your taxi driver this weekend.
Taxis at Dublin Airport have suspended services at the terminal buildings. It is a dispute with the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). Drivers who hold permits to pick up passengers at the terminals have stopped operating this afternoon.
…The Irish Taxi Drivers Federation say spaces for their taxi cabs is the main issue. A spokesman says he understands their spaces are to be used for DAA staff spaces.
Taxi Service Disruption At Dublin Airport (Newstalk.ie)
(Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
