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Anyone going to Dublin airport just to take advantage of the pub opening may be breaking the airport statutes.
An airport spokesman said that people who book cheap flights in an attempt to drink inside without intending to board their plane could be punished.
Dublin Airport is considered an essential service and therefore all food and beverage outlets can open at the airport after security, even on level five.
However, anyone who buys alcohol has to buy a € 9 meal with that rule still in effect.
But the airport seeks to dissuade anyone from using these laws as a “loophole” after a social media post this week.
A group of four claimed on social media that they bought flights for € 9.99 just to go to a session.
The post said: “When the pubs are closed and the only place they serve is the airport, then you book a € 9.99 flight (which you have no intention of getting on) to go have a few beers with the boys, there to dance “.
And Dublin Airport has responded to the apparent claims, but said they are unaware that this happens regularly.
A Dublin Airport spokesperson said: “The government has indicated that the operation of Irish airports is an ‘essential service’ within the Tier 5 guidelines.
“The provision of food and beverage facilities in the area of the zone of operations, that is, after security, for the very small number of people traveling today is part of that service. The operator of the point of sale in question requires that anyone who buys alcohol also buys a large meal at a cost of € 9.
“If, as stated, four people went through security without the intention of traveling, but to take advantage of that food and beverage service, that would appear to be a violation of the airport statutes that establish that” a person cannot hire in any activity that endanger or interfere with the… orderly operation of an airport.
“Intentional breach of airport statutes Dublin Airport would expose a person to possible court appearance.
“We have no evidence that such activity is taking place, other than a single post on a specific Facebook page.
“If, as stated, four people engaged in this activity and booked flights at a cost of € 9.99 each, then each would also have had to buy a € 9 meal. Therefore, the group would have had to spend € 75.96, plus the cost of travel to and from Dublin airport, before buying a single alcoholic drink. “
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