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27/09/2023
Dublin Airport To Stage Emergency Exercise
Dublin Airport has announced that it will stage an emergency exercise on Thursday, 28 September to test the readiness of the airport and other agencies to deal with a major incident.
Required under safety regulations and held bi-annually, the emergency exercise will take place between 11am and 1pm.
Thursday's exercise will involve airlines at Dublin Airport, the Irish Aviation Authority, An Garda Siochána, Dublin Fire Brigade, The National Ambulance Service, the Air Accident investigation unit and the Health Services Executive.
The emergency exercise will test the responsiveness of all agencies in case of a future emergency at the airport.
The airport has highlighted that no flight operations will be affected as a result of the exercise.
Graeme McQueen, Media Relations Manager at daa, the operator of Dublin Airport, said: "The purpose of the exercise is to test the response of the agencies involved and is a requirement under licencing regulations. The exercise will not impact on flight operations and the public should not be alarmed if they see emergency vehicles in operation around the vicinity of Dublin Airport on Thursday between the hours of 11am and 1pm."
Required under safety regulations and held bi-annually, the emergency exercise will take place between 11am and 1pm.
Thursday's exercise will involve airlines at Dublin Airport, the Irish Aviation Authority, An Garda Siochána, Dublin Fire Brigade, The National Ambulance Service, the Air Accident investigation unit and the Health Services Executive.
The emergency exercise will test the responsiveness of all agencies in case of a future emergency at the airport.
The airport has highlighted that no flight operations will be affected as a result of the exercise.
Graeme McQueen, Media Relations Manager at daa, the operator of Dublin Airport, said: "The purpose of the exercise is to test the response of the agencies involved and is a requirement under licencing regulations. The exercise will not impact on flight operations and the public should not be alarmed if they see emergency vehicles in operation around the vicinity of Dublin Airport on Thursday between the hours of 11am and 1pm."
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