Sydney Airport flights cancelled as disruptions continue for fourth day in a row

Australia’s busiest airport as been plagued with more disruptions for a fifth day in a row with more than 20 flights already cancelled.

Airlines have cancelled 18 domestic services and three international flights  scheduled to arrive in Sydney on Monday.

They include flights coming Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, the Gold Coast and Griffith.

The cancelations are understood to be a knock-on effect from the weather-related disruptions that took place over the weekend.

A severe shortage of air traffic controllers – due to staff illness in Brisbane has also caused widespread chaos to flights along Australia’s east coast since Thursday. 

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The ongoing disruptions coincide with the start of the NSW school holidays.

Hundreds of travellers faced lengthy delays after heavy winds brought flights to a standstill on Sunday.

Major airports in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have been plagued with a number of cancellations and delays in recent days due to strong winds and staffing issues.

Around 2.3million travellers are expected to go through Sydney Airport over the next two weeks making it one of the busiest school holiday periods since pre-Covid. 

More to come. 

Sydney Airport has been plagued with more disruptions for a fourth day in a row after more flights were cancelled