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06/02/2009
Dublin Airport Cancels Freezing Flights
Dublin Airport has cancelled and delayed number of flights following freezing weather conditions.
Passengers are being advised to contact their airline or handling agent before coming to the airport as 12 Aer Lingus flights have been cancelled, as well as one British Airways flight and an Air France flight.
Ryanair has also had to cancel nine of its departures and a further nine arrivals because of the weather conditions, and has blamed the Dublin Airport Authority for the closure of the Airport.
Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said: "They mismanaged the clearing of the runway yesterday and failed again last night to clear the ramps and aircraft parking areas, which is causing multiple delays and cancellations today."
Other passengers at Dublin Airport are experiencing delays up to an hour, according to Dublin Airport Authority.
The DAA said that in the apron area where people access the aircraft, slush has turned to severe ice, which is making it difficult to get passengers on board.
A spokesperson said that the normal de-icing process did not work and that contractors were drafted in with the priority of clearing the runways and taxiways.
Yesterday, more than 200 flights and thousands of passengers were affected by the conditions.
See: Freeze Thaws, But More Wintry Woe On Way
(DW/BMcC)
Passengers are being advised to contact their airline or handling agent before coming to the airport as 12 Aer Lingus flights have been cancelled, as well as one British Airways flight and an Air France flight.
Ryanair has also had to cancel nine of its departures and a further nine arrivals because of the weather conditions, and has blamed the Dublin Airport Authority for the closure of the Airport.
Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said: "They mismanaged the clearing of the runway yesterday and failed again last night to clear the ramps and aircraft parking areas, which is causing multiple delays and cancellations today."
Other passengers at Dublin Airport are experiencing delays up to an hour, according to Dublin Airport Authority.
The DAA said that in the apron area where people access the aircraft, slush has turned to severe ice, which is making it difficult to get passengers on board.
A spokesperson said that the normal de-icing process did not work and that contractors were drafted in with the priority of clearing the runways and taxiways.
Yesterday, more than 200 flights and thousands of passengers were affected by the conditions.
See: Freeze Thaws, But More Wintry Woe On Way
(DW/BMcC)
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Ireland WeatherToday:Gale, coastal severe gale, northwest winds ease from late afternoon. Scattered showers will fall as snow over the hills at first, becoming isolated from mid-afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.Tonight:Showers, scattered in the evening, will clear by midnight leaving the night dry with clear spells. Cloud will spread east towards morning. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
