After snow clearing crews worked through the night, Dublin Airport’s runway reopened on Wednesday morning.
Flights operations at Dublin Airport resumed at 7am, one hour earlier than planned, on Wednesday morning after snow and ice clearing teams worked through the night to clear the runway.
Heavy snow resulted in the closure of the runway on Tuesday evening, resulting in disruption for around 50,000 passengers.
Between 300 and 400 people spent the night sleeping in one of the airport’s two terminals.
Ryanair says that its schedule will run as planned from now on, although there will be delays.
For some people trying to fly to European destinations it has been a four-day ordeal. Aer Lingus are laying on extra flights between now and Christmas and have brought in some larger planes to help resolve the situation facing their stranded passengers more quickly.
Now, however, flights are taking off and the focus is mainly on departures with only some arrivals from the US expected today.
Airports around the country are open, including at Cork, Shannon and Belfast, but delays are expected because of problems at other airports.
The situation is improving around Europe. Although Paris Charles de Gaulle airport still has thousands of stranded passengers, things are improving and Europe’s other big airports, Heathrow, Amsterdam and Franfurt, are all slowly returning back to normal.
Flight operations have resumed at Dublin Airport following extensive clearance of snow and ice.
About 90,000 tonnes of snow had to be cleared from the runway, taxiways, aircraft parking stands and apron areas due to yesterday’s snowfall as every inch of snow on the airfield is equivalent to about 15,000 tonnes of snow to be removed.
Passengers intending to travel are advised to consult with the airline or airline’s website before travelling to Dublin Airport today.
Meanwhile, road conditions are still treacherous in many parts of the country. Dublin remains the worst affected area, especially south of the city.
Mét Éireann has advised people to avoid all unnecessary travel, and to take public transport if possible.
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