There’s been a big uptake in a new cabin baggage transfer corridor between Donegal Airport and Dublin Airport.
Since its introduction last month, hundreds of passengers have availed of the new service.
Introduced on 8th June, almost 700 passengers from Donegal have been enjoying seamless travel abroad via Dublin Airport without having to undertake additional screening upon their arrival at Dublin.
Minister with special responsibility for international travel, Hildegarde Naughton had requested that the necessary arrangements were made to ensure that people travelling abroad from Donegal Airport via
Dublin do not have to pass through security clearance for a second time.
Dublin Airport subsequently introduced a new policy to allow for seamless travel between the regional corridors.
Since its introduction, 676 passengers travelling from Donegal Airport have benefitted from the service which allows holiday makers and other travellers to bypass security checks at Dublin Airport if they are travelling with cabin luggage, before travelling onwards.
So far in July, 325 passengers availed of the cabin baggage transfer corridors and continued directly onwards to their connecting flight.
A further 351 passengers avoided a second security screening in the last 3 weeks of June.
