More than 500 jobs are to be created at the new Terminal 2 (T2) at Dublin airport, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) announced today.
Recruitment for the posts in security, cleaning, customer service and passenger processing is to begin immediately, the DAA said.
The new jobs are additional to 400 retail and catering posts at the terminal announced in April.
With the main construction phase at T2 almost complete the DAA has said it is now undergoing full-scale trials ahead of the terminal’s opening in November. The company is also seeking volunteers for the trials later this summer.
The authority’s chief executive Declan Collier said: “We are delighted to have been given the go-ahead to operate Terminal 2 and will continue to focus on putting the customer first and operating T2 as efficiently as possible.”
Plans for the terminal include parking for up to 19 aircraft, a US Customs and Border Protection facility, an energy centre and improvements to Dublin Airport's road network.
Mr Collier said: "We look forward to welcoming passengers to their new terminal." Details of the new vacancies are available at www.daa.ie or by telephoning 01 8955715.
Earlier this month the Aviation Appeals Panel upheld a complaint from Ryanair and found that passengers using the terminal should pay a different charge to those travelling through the existing building, from where the Michael O’Leary-led carrier plans to continue operating.
The decision has serious ramifications for the proposed opening of the €609 million T2 in November. It contradicts a key finding by the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) in its determination last year on airport charges in Dublin for the period to 2014. It decided a flat fee should apply across the two buildings.
Aer Lingus, which is earmarked as T2’s anchor tenant, has stated that it will not move to the new facility if differential pricing is introduced. It reiterated that position yesterday. “We don’t believe there should be differential pricing between T1 and T2 and that remains our position,” said Enda Corneille, Aer Lingus’s director of corporate affairs.
The appeal panel’s finding is non-binding and the regulator has two months to decide on its response. This creates uncertainty about preparations for the opening of T2, due to cater for Aer Lingus and long-haul carriers.