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| Sydney airport delays as strong winds cause flights to be cancelled | Sydney airport delays as strong winds cause flights to be cancelled |
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| Two runways open initially but it was expected planes would be forced to use single runway later in the day | |
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| Last modified on Fri 15 Sep 2017 05.21 BST | |
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| Passengers at Sydney airport were told to expect delays as strong winds continued to cause chaos on Friday, with 50 flights cancelled by mid-morning. | Passengers at Sydney airport were told to expect delays as strong winds continued to cause chaos on Friday, with 50 flights cancelled by mid-morning. |
| Flights to Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast were affected. Regional services to Dubbo, in central western New South Wales, and Port Macquarie, on the mid north coast, were also cancelled. | Flights to Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast were affected. Regional services to Dubbo, in central western New South Wales, and Port Macquarie, on the mid north coast, were also cancelled. |
| Two runways were open initially but it was expected planes would be reduced to using a single runway later on Friday, Air Services Australia spokeswoman Sarah Fulton said. | Two runways were open initially but it was expected planes would be reduced to using a single runway later on Friday, Air Services Australia spokeswoman Sarah Fulton said. |
| The airport was already dealing with the backlog of flights from Thursday’s cancellations, the effects of which spread across the country. | The airport was already dealing with the backlog of flights from Thursday’s cancellations, the effects of which spread across the country. |
| “Because of yesterday’s conditions at Sydney we are starting to see a flow-on impact on the network and that will continue today,” Fulton said. | “Because of yesterday’s conditions at Sydney we are starting to see a flow-on impact on the network and that will continue today,” Fulton said. |
| Lengthy delays at @SydneyAirport due to more wild weather @sunriseon7 @7NewsSydney @Yahoo7 pic.twitter.com/Oqu00IsFYN | Lengthy delays at @SydneyAirport due to more wild weather @sunriseon7 @7NewsSydney @Yahoo7 pic.twitter.com/Oqu00IsFYN |
| International flights were not affected but those transferring to domestic flights were urged to checked noticeboards. | International flights were not affected but those transferring to domestic flights were urged to checked noticeboards. |
| As the airport worked to clear the lag, a peak industry group called for the cap on the number of flights allowed in and out of the airport every hour to be eased. | As the airport worked to clear the lag, a peak industry group called for the cap on the number of flights allowed in and out of the airport every hour to be eased. |
| At present, there is a federal government-imposed cap of 20 aircraft movements per quarter hour. Tourism and Transport Forum chief executive Margy Osmond said the cap didn’t belong in the 21st century, with its negative impacts felt far beyond Sydney’s suburbs. | At present, there is a federal government-imposed cap of 20 aircraft movements per quarter hour. Tourism and Transport Forum chief executive Margy Osmond said the cap didn’t belong in the 21st century, with its negative impacts felt far beyond Sydney’s suburbs. |
| “For the airport to recover after these wind events we need the capacity to get rid of the 15-minute caps at Sydney airport so we can land the plans we need to,” she told reporters on Friday. | “For the airport to recover after these wind events we need the capacity to get rid of the 15-minute caps at Sydney airport so we can land the plans we need to,” she told reporters on Friday. |
| “It doesn’t just affect Sydney it affects the whole country, the entire national network of airports.” | “It doesn’t just affect Sydney it affects the whole country, the entire national network of airports.” |
| Osmond suggested a system more in line with that of London’s Heathrow. | Osmond suggested a system more in line with that of London’s Heathrow. |
| “Heathrow airport has a cap on the number of planes, except it’s an annual cap, not a 15-minute cap or an hour control ... we’re simply saying let’s make the airport as productive and flexible as it needs to be.” | “Heathrow airport has a cap on the number of planes, except it’s an annual cap, not a 15-minute cap or an hour control ... we’re simply saying let’s make the airport as productive and flexible as it needs to be.” |
| On Thursday wild winds caused more than 70 flights to be cancelled, leading to long delays for many passengers, with gusts of up to 72km/h forcing the closure of two of three runways. | On Thursday wild winds caused more than 70 flights to be cancelled, leading to long delays for many passengers, with gusts of up to 72km/h forcing the closure of two of three runways. |
| Up to 100 flights were cancelled, leaving Qantas, Virgin, Jetstar, Tiger and REX scrambling to reschedule passengers in and out of Sydney. | Up to 100 flights were cancelled, leaving Qantas, Virgin, Jetstar, Tiger and REX scrambling to reschedule passengers in and out of Sydney. |
| Wind gusts of up to 50km/h were recorded at the airport at 5am on Friday, the spokeswoman said. | Wind gusts of up to 50km/h were recorded at the airport at 5am on Friday, the spokeswoman said. |
| The winds across NSW are expected to ease as firefighters try to contain more than 25 out-of-control bushfires burning across the state. | The winds across NSW are expected to ease as firefighters try to contain more than 25 out-of-control bushfires burning across the state. |
| As of Thursday night, some 76 fires were still burning with about 26 not under control. One fire forced the evacuation of a school at Jervis Bay and a nearby naval base on the NSW south coast and came within one kilometre of homes. | As of Thursday night, some 76 fires were still burning with about 26 not under control. One fire forced the evacuation of a school at Jervis Bay and a nearby naval base on the NSW south coast and came within one kilometre of homes. |
| A fire at Richmond Vale, near Cessnock, was brought under control on Thursday but not before it ripped through a historic rail museum, causing $1m damage. | A fire at Richmond Vale, near Cessnock, was brought under control on Thursday but not before it ripped through a historic rail museum, causing $1m damage. |
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