Today’s RTÉ Report From Dublin Airport Will Have You In Floods Of Tears

It's that time of year again where Dublin Airport is packed with people returning to the home sod to spend Christmas with their families. Today is the busiest day of the year at the airport with over 80,000 people expected to pass through its gates and one million over the next couple of weeks. As always, RTÉ is hand to cover all the emotional reunions but be warned, plenty of tears are shed.

Transport services are reporting high volumes of passengers on what is expected to be the busiest travel day of the year. Dublin Airport is expecting more than 80,000 passengers to arrive and depart today, as family and friends reunite for Christmas pic.twitter.com/MpfrzVJCAi

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) December 22, 2017

While it's not easy for those stuck abroad for Christmas, it's nice to see some families getting a bit of joy before the big day. READ NEXT: Dublin Airport Issue Warning To Those Flying Between Now And January About Presents