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Sydney Airport in chaos as air traffic staff shortages hits flights

Dozens of flights at the country’s busiest airport have been cancelled on Thursday in the worst disruption to air travel since the pandemic, as an acute shortage of air traffic control staff created havoc for Qantas and Virgin Australia.

Many other flights were delayed, with some aircraft forced to wait on the tarmac at Sydney Airport for two hours, issues that Airservices Australia, which runs air traffic control, blamed on a smaller team.

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Dozens of flights cancelled at Sydney Airport amid critical staffing issue

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Dozens of domestic flights at Sydney Airport are cancelled and several others will face hours-long delays because of a shortage of air traffic control staff.

About 30 Qantas and Jetstar flights have been axed, while Virgin also expects cancellations, as Airservices Australia implements “spacing intervals” for flights arriving and departing Sydney to safely manage operations on Thursday.

Dozens of flights are cancelled amid a critical staffing issue at the air control tower.Credit: Wolter Peeters

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