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| Picture: Courtesy of Dublin Airport Authority |
Dublin Airport has lit up in green for the St. Patrick’s Day Bank Holiday Weekend Terminals 1 and 2, the Old Terminal building and many other prominent buildings around the airport campus.The buildings will be bathed in green light every evening until next Tuesday to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and The Gathering 2013.
DAA spokesperson Siobhán Moore said “We are thrilled to be participating in the ‘greening’ of Dublin Airport. Dublin Airport will be providing a selection of musical entertainment for passengers over the holiday including choirs, traditional Irish groups and local schools so that we can extend a true Céad Míle Fáilte to all visitors over the Bank Holiday Weekend.”
Dublin Airport will handle over 225,000 passengers this bank holiday weekend between Friday 15th March and Monday 18th March up 6% on last year. Monday 18th March is likely to be the busiest day of the weekend, with more than 82,000 passengers expected to pass through the airport.
Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Aer Arann, has announced it will add extra return flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Dublin on Saturday 16th March and Monday 18th March to cater for additional demand during the St Patrick’s Day period.
Ryanair announced it will carry over 100,000 passengers to/from Dublin between Friday 15th March and Monday 18th March operating over 580 flights on 70 routes.
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