Glitches and teething problems with new passport-reading machines could make life a misery for the large number of people expected home for Christmas through Dublin Airport this year, as passenger throughput at the airport is expected to hit a record 30 million for 2017. And while the Department of Justice has said Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is responsible for the queues at the airport, the authority has said immigration is the responsibility of the department. The e-gate machines were initially deployed on November 30th and, three days later, there were serious delays at Terminal One. In addition to the difficulty with the machines, just one person appeared to be available in a booth for “EU Passports” and one person for “non-EU Passports”. It also said personnel numbers at the airport had not been reduced and would be increased in January.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2017 00:56 UTC