Dublin Airport is the main airport of the Republic of Ireland, located north of Dublin near Swords. It opened as the country's first purpose-built civil airport, with a service to Liverpool operated by the national carrier Aer Lingus, replacing the earlier flights from Baldonnel. Its early terminal was a landmark of modernist design. The airport grew with transatlantic services, and in 1986 it became the first in Europe to offer United States border pre-clearance. It is the home base of Aer Lingus and Ryanair, and a second runway opened in 2022 to meet rising passenger numbers. It remains among the busiest airports in the British Isles.
Before and after
- from 1940 to 1991Occupation of the Baltic states
- 1940Discovery of astatine
- 19401940 becomes the warmest year on record
- 4 January 1940Birth of Gao Xingjian
- 19 January 1940Construction of Dublin Airport
- 24 January 1940Birth of Joachim Gauck
- 9 February 1940Birth of J. M. Coetzee
- 19 February 1940Birth of Saparmyrat Nyýazow
- 23 February 1940Release of Pinocchio
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