Dublin Airport\u2019s controversial passenger cap has taken a surreal turn after thousands of travellers misunderstood the announcement and arrived wearing baseball caps to comply.<\/p>\n
Security staff were baffled as holidaymakers queued, proudly displaying their \u201cpassenger caps\u201d in a rainbow of colours. \u201cI wore my Yankees hat for Ryanair check\u2011in,\u201d said one man, \u201cbut the gate lady told me it didn\u2019t count toward capacity. I said, \u2018Isn\u2019t that the law?\u2019 She said, \u2018No, sir, that\u2019s a hat.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Airport management tried clarifying that \u201ccap\u201d referred to a limit on numbers, not headgear. But by then duty\u2011free had sold out of Guinness\u2011branded caps, while Aer Lingus fielded requests for \u201cofficial boarding hats.\u201d A pop\u2011up kiosk began selling \u2018Priority Cap\u2019 for \u20ac12, which promised nothing except envy.<\/p>\n
Confusion spread to the runway when a baggage handler mistook a lost\u2011and\u2011found cap pile for an actual queue. Meanwhile, public transport reported unprecedented numbers of commuters refusing to board buses without appropriate headwear.<\/p>\n
Officials say the passenger cap remains, but at least everyone is keeping the sun out of their eyes while delayed. A spokesperson added: \u201cPlease stop asking if visors count toward winter capacity. They do not. Nothing counts. This is Ireland; bring a jacket.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Confused passengers wear caps to meet Dublin Airport\u2019s \u2018cap\u2019 policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[112,93,113],"tags":[114,129,121,108,149,126],"class_list":["post-10040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ireland","category-satire","category-transport","tag-aer-lingus","tag-air-travel","tag-dublin-airport","tag-humor","tag-passenger-cap","tag-ryanair"],"yoast_head":"\n