Sydney airport

Crowds at Sydney and Melbourne airports return to pre-pandemic levels as travellers celebrate the Queen's Birthday long weekend.

Its CEO says about 15,000 jobs were lost when the pandemic first hit. About 80,000 travellers are expected to pass through the Sydney building on Friday, back to what would be expected on an average long weekend before the pandemic struck. - About 97,000 travellers are set to move through Melbourne Airport on Friday, the highest number since the pandemic hit

Holidaymakers are being warned to brace for long queues and delays at the airport ahead of the long weekend. Early on Friday morning, thousands flocked to ...

“I’ll be certainly raising the the labour shortages in this country because they need to be addressed,” he told reporters in Sydney. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet attributed the airport queues to labour shortages he said were being experienced “right across the country”. Holidaymakers are being warned to brace for long queues and delays at the airport ahead of the long weekend.

Holidaymakers have been confronted by queues at the nation's two largest airports with about 180000 people passing through security gates on Friday.

A handful of customer service staff wearing green jackets were also on the ground to give out masks and help shuffle people through the terminal. The crowding began to clear up at around 10am as airport staff rushed to open new gates and triage passengers through the check in. It was apparent that Sydney airport had attempted to overcome the staff shortage issues that had caused havoc ahead of easter. A Sydney Airport spokesman said all security lanes at the airport were open and operating well and that crowds reflected “a typical busy day pre-Covid”. “It doesn’t look too bad,” said Sarah, who was travelling to Cairns with her boyfriend. “We’re advising passengers to arrive between one and two hours before a domestic flight and two to three hours before international flights to allow plenty of time for check-in and to clear security,” a Melbourne Airport spokesman said.

Thousands of passengers have been forced to wait hours to check-in as long lines formed in the terminals and stretched out the door at Sydney Airport before ...

'Been waiting at Sydney passport office for almost nine hours today. 'The jobs fair will give you an opportunity to talk to different employers at the airport. At the end of April passengers at Sydney Airport were seen waiting in lines that stretched to up to 300 metres long, as queues snaked around the security checkpoints. Thousands of passengers have been forced to wait hours to check-in as long lines formed in the terminals and stretched out the door at 6am on Friday Thousands of passengers have been forced to wait hours to check-in as long lines formed in the terminals and stretched out the door at Sydney Airport at 6am on Friday. Travellers have been told to arrive two to three hours before their departure time as airport staff struggle to cope with the massive influx.