Dublin Airport Terminal 2 U/C (15m)

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The project includes a new four star hotel, facilitation for the future Metro North underground station, and a complete overhaul of the internal road network.

All long haul carriers will move to T2.

Terminal 2 (T2) is a new passenger terminal for Dublin Airport. T2 is a three-storey curvilinear building that will sit astride the main access road to Terminal One.

The T2 project includes a new terminal building and a new departures gate area called Pier E. The T2 development also includes a new energy efficient power plant and a major upgrade of the airport’s campus road network. The new terminal is costing €395 million, while the overall cost of the T2 project is €609 million.

T2 will offer a radical improvement in passenger comfort levels at Dublin Airport. Making extensive use of natural light throughout, the new terminal will be bigger, brighter and easier to use.

We have designed T2 to meet the needs of long-haul and short-haul passengers in a modern, user-friendly environment. T2 will also provide an equally pleasant experience for both departing and arriving passengers.

The new terminal, which will be served by its own dedicated arrivals and departures roads, will comprise a check-in hall and a departures hall connected by a bridge that forms the central spine of the building. It will have 58 check-in desks and ample provision for self-service, online check-in and bag tag and drop positions.

Having checked in, departing passengers will pass through an enlarged security screening area and into a spacious new departures lounge. Here they can linger, access the new shops, cafés and restaurants, or proceed directly to their boarding gate.

T2 will have 9,000 sq metres of retail and catering outlets, the income from which helps minimise passenger charges at Dublin Airport. T2 will also include a new facility – one of only two in Europe – that will allow passengers to clear US customs and immigration before departure.

Arriving passengers will be able to move easily from the gate to the modern new baggage reclaim area and on to waiting transportation options, staying on the same level throughout.

T2 is expected to be home to Aer Lingus and other Transatlantic and Intercontinental Carriers. We look forward to welcoming to our new terminal when it fully opens in November 2010.

The new access road to T1 will go under T2



It will open next year.

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More info http://www.dublinairportauthority.com/TDA/Overview/

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[Fern~Fern*]

I really like how the design of T2 is coming out. I wonder with a new T2 are they going to receive new carriers (Non-European) that you know of. Anyhow, Terminal looks great!

[PlayasCity]

Really nice terminal building...

[odlum833]

Originally Posted by Fern~Fern*

I really like how the design of T2 is coming out. I wonder with a new T2 are they going to receive new carriers (Non-European) that you know of. Anyhow, Terminal looks great!

That's the plan. Dublin wants to be a major hub. With a facility like this, which also contains the first pre clearence US border facility outside North America, airlines are queuing up already with interest. You can tell just by looking at it that this is a fantastically modern construction.

Dublin Airport is one of Europes busiest but has had to rely on just one terminal which was added to in a dogs dinner like fashion as passenger numbers increased. This new terminal facilitates a much better experience. But it also includes a complete revamp of the entire airport infrastructure like the roads etc and the planned underground rail link from Dublin.

A new runway is also planned and a third terminal so we really are looking at the development of a major hub here. We just hope it goes according to plan. But I think the new terminal is really sensational from the outside anyway. They have done really well and construction has been tremendously fast. It's not finished yet by a long shot but a year from now we hope it is officially opened.

Dublin Airport has it's problems like every other major airport but I think it is well underway to alleviating that as far as can be done. This should be a tremendous boost.


BTW if, from an architecture viewpoint, your wondering why the building narrows in the middle - it is because the approach road to T1 will go under this terminal.

Architects btw are Pascall and Watson.

[Fern~Fern*]

Originally Posted by odlum833

That's the plan. Dublin wants to be a major hub. With a facility like this, which also contains the first pre clearence US border facility outside North America, airlines are queuing up already with interest. You can tell just by looking at it that this is a fantastically modern construction.

Dublin Airport is one of Europes busiest but has had to rely on just one terminal which was added to in a dogs dinner like fashion as passenger numbers increased. This new terminal facilitates a much better experience. But it also includes a complete revamp of the entire airport infrastructure like the roads etc and the planned underground rail link from Dublin.

A new runway is also planned and a third terminal so we really are looking at the development of a major hub here. We just hope it goes according to plan. But I think the new terminal is really sensational from the outside anyway. They have done really well and construction has been tremendously fast. It's not finished yet by a long shot but a year from now we hope it is officially opened.

Dublin Airport has it's problems like every other major airport but I think it is well underway to alleviating that as far as can be done. This should be a tremendous boost.


Architects btw are Pascall and Watson.

^Definitely sounds like this massive project will be benefiting Dublin in the long run. Especially considering how LHR has gone beyond saturation and a hassle to connect. Also with the pre-clearance it will make it a breeze to walk right thru. Something less to worry about which is always a plus...

[city_thing]

Wow, I can't believe how quickly it's been put together.

Great design, Dublin's really showing off its cred in the architecture stakes these days. Makes me wish I was in Dublin right now!

[dysan1]

massive improvement on the current disjointed airport. And i like the "airyness"

[R@ptor]

Nice terminal, but it was really about time that Dublin expanded their airport. I don't think there is any other airport in Europe that is so overcrowded as DUB at the moment.

[Shezan]

looks very modern and nice

[sumisu]

Originally Posted by odlum833

That's the plan. Dublin wants to be a major hub. With a facility like this, which also contains the first pre clearence US border facility outside North America, airlines are queuing up already with interest. You can tell just by looking at it that this is a fantastically modern construction.

Dublin Airport is one of Europes busiest but has had to rely on just one terminal which was added to in a dogs dinner like fashion as passenger numbers increased. This new terminal facilitates a much better experience. But it also includes a complete revamp of the entire airport infrastructure like the roads etc and the planned underground rail link from Dublin.

A new runway is also planned and a third terminal so we really are looking at the development of a major hub here. We just hope it goes according to plan. But I think the new terminal is really sensational from the outside anyway. They have done really well and construction has been tremendously fast. It's not finished yet by a long shot but a year from now we hope it is officially opened.

Dublin Airport has it's problems like every other major airport but I think it is well underway to alleviating that as far as can be done. This should be a tremendous boost.


BTW if, from an architecture viewpoint, your wondering why the building narrows in the middle - it is because the approach road to T1 will go under this terminal.

Architects btw are Pascall and Watson.

Didn't Shannon have pre-clearance for the US years ago? I'm pretty sure I remember seeing it a few times.

[skytrax]

i like it

[odlum833]

Originally Posted by sumisu

Didn't Shannon have pre-clearance for the US years ago? I'm pretty sure I remember seeing it a few times.

No I think it only got it in the last few months. The first in Europe. Dublin will be the second. All other EU states seem to see such an arrangment as some sort of breach of sovereignty or something - that is the UK excuse certainly. But, tbh, I think this could give Ireland a small competitive advantage. I don't see anything wrong with it at all. Sure, Canada has the same arrangement. I can see this being attractive to more long haul carriers. If Dublin is to be the Hub it wants to be I think it's a shrewed move.

And, yes, Dublin's overcrowding is really rediculous as things stand.

[Never give up]

Impressive terminal but such a wasted chance not building a railway station directly under it while they were at it.
Dublin is planning a metro to the airport and as far as I can see the proposed station seems to be quite a distance from this terminal.
People hate dragging heavy luggage long distances so car and bus will probably continue to be the preferred mode of transport to the airport, unless of course Ryanair take over the airport, and you probably won´t be allowed to take luggage with you at all.

[odlum833]

As far as im aware the metro station is to be located an equal distance between terminals which makes sense IMO. No point having to use one terminal for everone to use one metro station...

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LED lights being installed on the approach road to T1 which goes under T2 - looks like the exterior will be illuminated in a bluey colour.

[IRELAND]

From dublinairport.com:

New Access Road at Dublin Airport will Present Exciting Views of Airport’s Second Terminal, T2 (25/01/10)

Passengers departing from Dublin Airport will be presented with exciting new views of the Airport’s second passenger terminal (T2) from tomorrow as a result of significant changes to the Airport’s internal road network.

From early morning, Tuesday January 26, passengers, who are being dropped off by private car at the existing passenger terminal, Terminal 1, will access that terminal via a new road that takes them through the centre of T2.

Passengers using the short-term car park and those arriving by taxi, bus and coach will, for another two months, continue to access Terminal 1 by the existing approach road that runs alongside the front of T2.

The traffic changes are part of the ongoing programme to upgrade the airport’s campus roads and will be clearly signposted on overhead gantries and other signage as vehicles enter the airport. Full details are also available on the Dublin Airport website, www.dublinairport.com

"One of the key strategies underpinning the design of T2 was to ensure efficient traffic flow on the airport’s internal roads by providing dedicated access and exit roads for each passenger terminal,” said DAA, Director – Dublin Airport, Robert Hilliard.

“Tomorrow represents the first stage in the process whereby, from March all passengers departing from Terminal 1 will access that terminal via the new road through the heart of T2.

“The new access route will not only offer dramatic views of T2 but also signal that the new terminal is close to completion and on schedule to commence full operations in just ten months time, November 2010,” he added.

T2, which will accommodate all Dublin Airport’s long-haul traffic and offer a unique new customs clearance facility for US-bound passengers, will transform the customer experience at the airport by offering more space, comfort and choice across both passenger terminals.

The DAA’s overall €600m investment in T2 will deliver the passenger terminal itself, a new 19-gate boarding gate facility, new aircraft parking stands, a new energy efficient combined heat and power plant and a major upgrade to the airport road network.

Click on the following link to view map:

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Will be at the airport in 2 weeks, cant wait to see between the terminal!!

[Equario]

Cool! Very nice terminal! I adore that blue light!

[hkskyline]

More information about the new terminal plans from a very old thread in this section :
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214408

[odlum833]

Cheers hskyline.

RTE news item here on the new road layout at terminal 2 when going to terminal 1

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0125/6ne...88164,null,230