Look! It’s got rona blobs.
This morning.
Dublin Airport.
A plane from Dubai arrives on the first day that mandatory hotel quarantines are implemented in Ireland. The United Arab Emirates is one of the countries deemed to be high risk.
More as we get it.
Update:
This morning.
Outside Terminal 2.
Member of the Defence Forces – responsible for overseeing detentions – wait to escort coaches for passengers from high risk countries to nearby hotels for mandatory detention.
This afternoon.
Dublin Airport.
The number of passengers travelling through Dublin, Cork, Shannon and Knock airports in January of this year is 91.3% lower than January 2020.
The total number of passengers handled by those airports in January fell from 2,366,805 to 205,803…
It also said the number of passengers travelling through Dublin airport in January was down by 82,196 – a fall of 29.2% on December.
Car traffic volumes increasing slowly during February – CSO (RTÉ)
This morning/afternoon.
Details of a proposal to establish a mandatory hotel quarantine system, initially for visitors from 20 ‘hot’ states, are still being worked on by the cabinet. The legislation is ‘likely to take two to three weeks’ to come into law.
Via RTE News:
…It is agreed that those who stay in mandatory quarantine for 14 days will have to pay for their stay and will take a number of tests for Covid-19 during that time.
Private security firms are likely to be involved in the day-to-day running of the facilities but gardaí will have a role if any laws are breached.
It is also expected that the Defence Forces could play a part in the logistical planning to set up the system…
Mandatory hotel quarantining legislation could take three weeks to pass (RTÉ)
RollingNews
This morning/afternoon.
Dublin Airport.
Earlier: Slow Set
Meanwhile…
@MichealMartinTD CMO said it's not safe for foreign travel. We trust you will show leadership. @WhiteHouse fantastic opportunity to showcase digital capabilities with online St Patrick's presentation to the @POTUS that we can all take part @fiannafailpartyhttps://t.co/Tr0SnOKaYz
— Politics Watch (@PoliticsWatch14) February 2, 2021
The ban is in response to the identification of a new strain of #Covid19 in the south-east of England, according to the Irish Government statement. The rules & guidelines in relation to COVID-19 & travel are set by the State.
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) December 21, 2020
This morning.
Dublin Airport.
This morning/afternoon.
Dublin Airport.
A Covid-19 testing centre has opened at Terminal 2, the second one at the airport.
Meanwhile….
Myth 1) 1,000 passengers on these flights. We had an average of 80 people per day arriving from US last week.
Myth 2) Tourists. Pubs shut, restaurants shut, shops shut, you can’t sit in a cafe for a coffee & yet you seem to think tourists are coming here in their thousands?— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) November 23, 2020
Fight!
Last week: Swab And Go
This morning.
The first swab at a drive-thru rona test centre opened earlier at Dubln Airport and operated by private healthcare company Rocdoc, which offers the service to people who have not been referred by a GP.
A walk-in test centre will open next week, and they will allow Dublin Airport to process up to 12,000 tests per day in the run up to Christmas.
You give them money.
They stick a thing up your nose.
Win/win.
Mary Ryan doing her washing just outside @DublinAirport, 1988
Photo: Tom Lawlor pic.twitter.com/Cr9Xvim3m3
— RareIrishStuff (@RareIrishStuff) November 9, 2020
1988.
Name those flying jammers, anyone?
This morning.
H writes:
Like many others, who were probably also supposed to be working, I followed the final flights of the last two British Airways Boeing 747s – G-CIVB and G-CIVY on Flightrader24 (pics 2 and 3) this morning….While I was on there I noticed a distinct lack of activity in Dublin airport (pic 1)…
…as well as some RAF shenanigans just off Anglesey ( above). I thought it might be of interest to your readers….
Anyone?
Earlier: Checking In
