Final Call for Terminal 1's Flight Information Board
Dublin Airport's flight information board in Terminal 1 has gotten it's final call.
The 11 metre long, 3 metre high screen is the first thing people see when they walk into the departures area and has become one of the airport's most recognisable symbols.
One of the most memorable pictures came in 2010, when it continued working telling travellers all flights out of Dublin were cancelled thanks to the volcanic ash cloud that came down from Iceland.
It's being taken down over the next four weeks and will be replaced by 15 flight information screens, three at the side of each check-in island.
The work is being carried out as part of an overall programme to modernise Terminal 1, which is over 40 years old.
It includes removing the ticket desks to make the terminal brighter and allow more light in as well as upgrading the surrounding road network.
Spokesperson Siobhan O'Donnell says "We'll be sorry to see the big board go, but the way in which passengers avail of information has changed dramatically over the past decade and we have to move with the times. "
"A decade ago, many passengers had rather limited access to information when they arrived at the airport, and everybody availed of tradition check-in procedures. Now many passengers have boarding cards on their mobile phones and go straight to security screening. They can also access the latest flight information via the free WiFi that we have throughout Dublin Airport or by our award-winning Dublin Airport mobile app or their airline's app."
The work to remove the board will be carried out at night during the airport's least busy period in order to minimise any impact on the travelling public.