Major boost for Irish holidaymakers as Dublin Airport eGates to be upgraded to speed up electronic immigration checks [Video]

HOLIDAYMAKERS travelling through Dublin Airport are set for a major boost as clearing immigration after returning home some become quicker.

New upgraded eGates are set to be rolled out to enable passengers to clear immigration electronically.

Panoramic of the exterior sign on side of the building at Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport, Ireland, on a sunny day with broken cloudsCredit: Getty Images – Getty

The move to modernise the process should “provide more efficient services for customers” and allow for people to get through immigration as “swiftly as possible”.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee announced a new contract for their operation which will result in the upgrading of the existing eGates in both terminals.

The ‘self-service’ channel to clear immigration control can be used by people over the age of 18 from the EU/EEA, Switzerland and the UK.

And more than four million passengers who arrived into Dublin Airport last year opted to pass through using the service.

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