Sydney Airport down to one runway as dangerous winds hit

Sydney Airport down to one runway as dangerous winds hit
Sydney Airport is down to at least one runway this morning as robust winds power the cancellation and delay of numerous flights.

Gusts of as much as 70km/hr are anticipated to brush Sydney Airport right now, peaking between 9am-3pm.

So far, greater than a dozen flights from Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin have been cancelled.

Heavy winds are disrupting flights at Sydney Airport.
Heavy winds are disrupting flights at Sydney Airport. (9News)

As of 7am, Airsrvices Australia mentioned it had confined site visitors to at least one runway.

“This decision is purely weather and safety-related,” a spokesperson mentioned.

Westerly winds of as much as 37km/hr have made parallel runway operations unsafe.

The disruptions yesterday had been blamed on numerous air site visitors controllers taking sick go away, significantly in Brisbane. But 9News understands the delays right now are unrelated.

Qantas mentioned at the very least 100 flights yesterday had been delayed, leaving 1000’s of passengers impacted.

Airport
Multiple flights had been delayed or cancelled in Australia’s airports yesterday. (9News)

A complete of 10 of the airline’s flights had been cancelled outright.

Virgin mentioned its affected flights had been largely throughout Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Ballina.

Most of the delays passed off from about 6am with knock-on results by means of to 1pm, overlaying the busy morning and lunchtime rush.

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Thousands of passengers had been affected. (9News)

Adding to the potential for chaos right now and throughout the weekend is the start of the NSW faculty holidays, with right now being the final day of time period.

Already numerous flights throughout Virgin and Jetstar have been cancelled this morning.

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Source: www.9news.com.au