Fears of more disruption at Dublin Airport as anti-drone tech awaits approval

Fears of more drone disruption at Dublin Airport

There are fears of further flight disruptions at Dublin Airport for the busy Easter holiday period as new anti-drone technology won’t be operational for several weeks as the Dublin Airport Authority awaits regulatory approval.Easter Monday will be the busiest day of the five-day period, with up to 100,000 passengers flying in and out of the airport.

It is against the law to fly a drone within five kilometres of the airport and daa has condemned the recent incidents of drone activity as “reckless and illegal”. "We purchased the anti-drone technology a number of weeks ago and airport fire officers at Dublin Airport have been trained on how to use it," a daa spokesperson said.

Last month, Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said it would be a number of weeks before the anti-drone technology can be introduced.

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