Airlines have cancelled about 40 outbound and inbound flights at Sydney Airport anticipating that wet weather would force it to operate just a single runway.
anticipating that wet weather would force it to operate just a single runway after a warning from the national air traffic body.
It has disrupted passengers at the gateway, with images of long queues and packed terminals again appearing on social media only a few days before the NSW school holidays start and ahead of the“In anticipation of bad weather today, domestic airlines advised overnight that some services would be affected,” a Sydney Airport spokesman said.
“Passengers are advised to check with their airline regarding the status of their flight. Passengers who are travelling today are recommended to arrive two hours prior to domestic flight departures, and three hours for international services.”, the government-owned air navigation service, issued the overnight weather warning and said it was “working with Sydney Airport to protect the safety of the travelling public”.
“We are constantly monitoring weather conditions. We expect parallel runway operations will resume at Sydney Airport as soon as conditions permit.” The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a very high chance of rain, with up to 25 millimetres expected. Strong east to north-easterly winds of between 15km/h and 25km/h are also predicted throughout the morning.
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