Flight cancellations at Sydney Airport and Melbourne Airport have upended the Christmas plans for a number of interstate travellers, with the flight disruptions also affecting reunions into the new year.
Travel plans of thousands of Australians are being impacted by flight cancellations.
A spokesperson for Jetstar says the minimum viable number of staff to crew the flights have been impacted by many of them being identified as COVID-19 close contacts, which has forced them into isolation. Airlines in the US and Australia have announced cancellations to hundreds of flights ahead of Christmas.
“The past year has been incredibly challenging for our customers with constant border closures and openings, driving a huge number of calls to our call centres and customers have been experiencing longer wait times as a result,” a Qantas spokesperson told SBS News.
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