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This is what the travel writer in the Guardian had to say about it
"The sting came as I joined the tail of a queue that wound its way slowly and grumpily through Knock Airport towards a till staffed by a single harried cashier.
Given the squillions of EU money from which Ireland has benefited over the last decade, it felt a bit rich that this extended Portakabin was now charging a 10 euro "development fee" as well as the standard airport tax to travellers departing through the country's scruffy portals. But that was nothing to the annoyance of reading the corporate display boards next to the lengthening queue, boasting of Knock Airport's "streamlined customer service". After half an hour's shuffling in line, and with rising panic as my departure time neared, I finally handed over my euros and ran in a screeching hurry towards the gate. "
Good job it was not one of the many occassions Knock airport was closed due to low level cloud / fog on the mountain / crosswinds.
"The sting came as I joined the tail of a queue that wound its way slowly and grumpily through Knock Airport towards a till staffed by a single harried cashier.
Given the squillions of EU money from which Ireland has benefited over the last decade, it felt a bit rich that this extended Portakabin was now charging a 10 euro "development fee" as well as the standard airport tax to travellers departing through the country's scruffy portals. But that was nothing to the annoyance of reading the corporate display boards next to the lengthening queue, boasting of Knock Airport's "streamlined customer service". After half an hour's shuffling in line, and with rising panic as my departure time neared, I finally handed over my euros and ran in a screeching hurry towards the gate. "
Good job it was not one of the many occassions Knock airport was closed due to low level cloud / fog on the mountain / crosswinds.