UPDATE: Sydney Airport is now down to one runway this morning. 9News
As of 7am, Airsrvices Australia said it had confined traffic to one runway.Westerly winds of up to 37km/hr have made parallel runway operations unsafe.
The disruptions yesterday were blamed on a number of air traffic controllers taking sick leave, particularly in Brisbane. But 9News understands the delays today are unrelated.READ MORE:
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