Sydney Airport

2022 - 9 - 22

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Severe weather causes major flight disruptions at Sydney airport ... (The Guardian)

Approximately 40 flights due to land in or depart Sydney were cancelled on Thursday morning, leading to cancellations in Melbourne.

Tasmania goes on holidays at the end of next week. As Victorians enjoy two consecutive public holidays before the weekend, a further 90,000 people are expected to travel through Melbourne airport on Friday and Sunday, with Grand Final Saturday expected to be a slower day in the terminals. As of early Thursday afternoon, that had not been necessary, with dual runways continuing to operate and the weather conditions stabilising. “Airservices is constantly monitoring weather conditions.” “Passengers who are travelling today are recommended to arrive two hours prior to domestic flight departures, and three hours for international services,” the spokesperson said. A spokesperson for Sydney airport told AAP that passengers should check the status of their flights with the airline.

Public holiday havoc hits Sydney Airport (South Coast Register)

High winds and heavy rainfall have led to hundreds of travellers being stranded at airports around the country...

Tasmania and Victoria go on holidays at the end of next week. Travellers are being urged to arrive one to two hours before domestic flights and two to three hours before international flights, the spokesman said. High winds and heavy rainfall have led to hundreds of travellers being stranded at airports around the country as dozens of flights coming in and out of Sydney are cancelled in the lead-up to the AFL Grand Final.

Sydney Airport chaos as dozens of flights cancelled due to weather ... (ABC News)

Airservices Australia says weather conditions are likely to cause two of three runways at Sydney to close, after more than 50 flights have been cancelled.

Two of the three runways at the airport are expected to close shortly, leaving all domestic and international flights to share a single runway. Mr Culbert says the airport is better-placed than at any time during the post-COVID period to handle the spike in demand. - Two of three runways are expected to close today at Sydney airport

More than 40 flights cancelled at Sydney Airport in public holiday ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Air traffic controllers warned airlines the airport could be forced to reduce to single runway operations after strong winds of almost 40 km/h were ...

“If we did go to single runways there would have been lots of disrupted passengers in the terminals today.” “We know tomorrow is going to be a busy day,” he said. “Passengers are advised to check with their airline regarding the status of their flight.

Sydney Airport departures and arrivals: Flights cancelled, delayed ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Dozens of flights have been grounded as wild weather strikes Sydney. As many as 40 flights were cancelled or delayed on Thursday morning in anticipation of ...

[here](https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/flights/?query=&flightType=arrival&terminalType=domestic&date=2022-09-22&sortColumn=scheduled_time&ascending=true&showAll=true). “We are constantly monitoring weather conditions. [Sydney](https://7news.com.au/news/nsw).

Dozens of flights cancelled at Sydney Airport – myGC.com.au (myGC.com.au)

Thousands of travellers have been left stranded in Sydney, with wild weather causing chaos at the airport. More than 80 flights in and out of the Harbour ...

More than 40 flights arriving into Sydney have also been cancelled or delayed right across the country. Travellers had been hoping to take advantage of the National Day of Mourning, which is coinciding with the beginning of the school holidays in New South Wales, to head off on holiday. More than 80 flights in and out of the Harbour City have been cancelled across Thursday due to strong winds and heavy rain.