The delays experienced in the last week at Dublin airport due to increased security checks were alleviated yesterday with the addition of 20 extra security staff at the two departure gates.
A steady stream of travellers were flowing through the departure gates at 7.15am, despite the fact that Monday morning is one of the busiest times at the airport.
The Dublin Airport Authority had also deployed extra customer service staff around the airport to direct passengers to their check-in desks and help them with their inquiries.
"Everything is going very well this morning and obviously we are very pleased about that, but we will continue to monitor it closely," said Siobhán Moore, Dublin Airport Authority spokeswoman.
At peak times yesterday, during early morning, late morning and mid afternoon, the average waiting time was 15 to 20 minutes.
"The advice still stands for passengers to arrive at least 90 minutes before their flights, just carry one item of hand luggage and to double check hand luggage and the clothes they are wearing for any sharp objects," Ms Moore said.
Recorded messages tell passengers what to expect at the security checks and a random selection of passengers are asked to remove their shoes.
Jack and Kathleen Daly were relieved to see their son Eoin getting through the departures gate at 7.30am with no delay.
He was flying to Korea and the family had left early to ensure that he did not miss his flight.
"We were expecting to be delayed but it seems grand now," said Mr Daly. "They said 200 or so missed their planes last week and I'm sure that some of them must have been urgent. Some of them may have been trying to get to see someone who was sick or dying. It must have been terrible for them."
With so many reports of delays, Paul Keenan from Dublin had taken the precaution of getting to the airport just after 8am for his 11.30am flight to Zurich. However, the Swiss Air check-in desk was more relaxed and he was expecting an hour-and-a-half wait before it opened.
Stephanie Tyrrell and Susan Murphy were not worried about delays in getting their flight to New York. They were second in the Aer Lingus queue to check in and their flight was not leaving for almost three hours.
"We were more worried about the traffic," said Bernie Porter who had travelled from Belfast.
