Dublin international airport guide (DUB), Ireland
A Guide to Dublin international airport
Dublin International Airport lies within the Fingal district of County Dublin in an area known as Collinstown. During the average year about 24 million passengers use the airport arriving from or going to international destinations. About a million passengers a year use Dublin international airport to fly within the island of Ireland. Situated a little over six miles from the centre of Dublin, to the north of the city, Dublin international airport was built in what was a rural area.
The airport offers a good bus service into the centre of Dublin and there are numerous taxis that also ply the route. Under construction is a metro underground line which should make the journey to and from the airport less affected by rush hour traffic. The principal national airline that is based in Dublin international airport is Aer Lingus together with the 
no-frills airline, Ryanair. Another carrier that operates from Dublin international airport is CityJet, and Aer Arann handles most of the domestic flights although its actual base is in Galway Airport.
Everyday, there are about fifty departures to airports in the UK including all the London airports including London City Airport and to regional airports including Manchester. Ireland’s national carrier, Aer Lingus, offers many flights to destinations in the United States of America and since the deal to open the skies came into being, Aer Lingus has been adding routes. Dublin international airport is only one of two European airports that has a pre-clearance facility for entering the USA. It means that when passengers land in America, long immigration queues can be avoided.
Within the last decade, when the Republic of Ireland has enjoyed much prosperity, Dublin international airport has also seen many necessary improvements that have considerably improved the experience of passengers.
