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Airport operates at 80% capacity Delays persist at Dublin airport
(about 4 hours later)
Dublin Airport is to operate at 80% capacity on Friday and over the weekend, authorities have said. Passengers are experiencing further delays at Dublin Airport following the collapse of its air traffic control radar system on Wednesday.
There have been delays and disruption at the airport since the collapse of its air traffic control radar system on Wednesday. The airport is to operate at 80% capacity on Friday and over the weekend, authorities have said.
On Friday morning, some flights were delayed by up to an hour. However, most are now taking off and arriving within 20 minutes of scheduled times.
The airport has increased the number of arrivals per hour from 16 to 20.The airport has increased the number of arrivals per hour from 16 to 20.
"At this stage we don't know when we will get back up to 100%," the Irish Aviation Authority's Lillian Cassin said."At this stage we don't know when we will get back up to 100%," the Irish Aviation Authority's Lillian Cassin said.
"It is likely that we will stay at 80% or so over the weekend. We will gradually increase and we will obviously increase to 100%.""It is likely that we will stay at 80% or so over the weekend. We will gradually increase and we will obviously increase to 100%."
The radar system was installed at Dublin Airport in 2003 at a cost of 115m euros.The radar system was installed at Dublin Airport in 2003 at a cost of 115m euros.
Ms Cassin apologised to passengers for the delays.Ms Cassin apologised to passengers for the delays.
"But every decision we have taken over the past two days has been taken in the interests of safety, because above and beyond everything else, we must deliver a safe service," she said."But every decision we have taken over the past two days has been taken in the interests of safety, because above and beyond everything else, we must deliver a safe service," she said.
Irish Transport Minister Noel Dempsey has ordered a full report into the problems.Irish Transport Minister Noel Dempsey has ordered a full report into the problems.
Several flights were diverted to Belfast on Wednesday due to the radar fault and others were cancelled. Delays continued on Thursday.Several flights were diverted to Belfast on Wednesday due to the radar fault and others were cancelled. Delays continued on Thursday.