Building work for new terminal could begin within weeks

The Irish Times

Construction of the new terminal at Dublin airport could begin within weeks, following An Bord Pleanála's approval of a spacious design that can handle 19 extra planes and thousands of passengers at any one time. If all goes to plan, a team of 2,000 workers will finish T2 terminal by the end of 2009, according to a statement released yesterday by Dublin Airport Authority chief executive Declan Collier. The first passengers will begin using the facility in April 2010, the statement added. The new terminal and a second main runway, which was also approved, will boost the airport's capacity and open up more direct international routes for Irish travellers, the authority said. "The new terminal and pier will facilitate the provision of significant additional long-haul routes linking Dublin with north America, the Middle East and Asia," the authority said.

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