At least 80 flights are cancelled at Sydney Airport on Christmas Eve as COVID-19 requirements put a strain on airline staff.
Dozens of domestic flights have been cancelled across the country on Christmas Eve as COVID-19 requirements put a strain on airline staff.Jetstar says a number of frontline workers have been forced to isolateA Sydney Airport spokeperson said at least 80 domestic flights had been cancelled across all airlines.
"Unfortunately like many people in Sydney and Melbourne, a large number of our frontline team members are being required to test and isolate as close contacts given the increasing number of cases in the general community, and as a result we have had to make some late adjustments to our schedule," the spokesperson said.
"All impacted guests were contacted prior to travel and automatically moved onto alternative services that are departing as close to the original departure time as possible," the spokesperson said.
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