A couple of cranes have started building something at Dublin Airport Terminal 2. There is nothing to really state what is happening on the site, but it is right across from the terminal.
Those concerned about the flight path need not worry, as these are quite out of the way of that. So, what are they doing? Is it some kind of extension? A glamorous multi-story car park? Well…
The Cranes Are Building A Hotel
There has always been a plan for a hotel at Terminal 2, and while that has been open for well over a decade, the hotel project did not proceed. Happily this seems to have changed.
Overall Thoughts
Dublin Airport put out a press release about this back in May 2021, so it’s taken another three years for them to break ground. The new building is expected to open for business sometime in 2026.
The existing two airport hotels, a Radisson and a Maldron will be watching this closely. It will be interesting to see if there is enough demand for all three, but I’d say there is as it’s a very busy airport indeed.
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Dublin is the worst place to fly to the US. Crowded airport, no place to sit down, no lounge after preclearance. Even Midway is better. Only positive is that flights are short to East coast US..
There’s a lounge after preclearance, it’s called 51st & Green. I’ve been there several times, and I’d recommend buying access if you don’t have access due to status or a business class ticket. You mustn’t have been through Dublin for a long time!
Great article. This’ll be a great resource to anyone flying to Dublin to utilise US-Preclearance. What do you think about Aer Lingus’ new route to Nashville? What products will you be reviewing as part of your Billund day trip? When will you be reviewing EgyptAir?
Thanks! The Nashville route should do pretty well – I hear it does well for BA, so it should do well, I’d say. I read somewhere it was one of the largest unserved routes from Dublin. Billund was just BA, BA, Sun-Air (which is reviewed tomorrow) and EI. Not flown EgyptAir yet, but sometime, I’m sure!