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Thu 08 Aug 2007Building work for new terminal could begin within weeksConstruction of the new terminal at Dublin airport could begin within weeks, following An Bord Pleanála's approval of a spacious design that can handle 19 extra planes and thousands of passengers at any one time.If all goes to plan, a team of 2,000 workers will finish T2 terminal by the end of 2009, according to a statement released yesterday by Dublin Airport Authority chief executive Declan Collier. The first passengers will begin using the facility in April 2010, the statement added.