Australia: Sydney Airport chaos continues after wild weather caused flight cancellations

Almost 30 flights have been cancelled or delayed Friday as airlines grapple with the fall-out from Thursday's wild weather which caused chaos at Sydney Airport. Queues have been growing at Sydney Airport's domestic terminals since early in the morning as passengers whose flights were cancelled Thursday's attempt to get on re-booked services. Almost 100 flights were cancelled Thursday when strong wind gusts of up to 72 km/h caused the closure of 2 of Sydney Airport's 3 runways. Priority was given to international flights, with thousands of domestic passengers left stranded in Sydney. The cancellations have thrown the domestic flight schedule into chaos with all airlines affected. It is not known how long it will take to clear the backlog but some passengers have been told they may have to wait days to get on another flight. <br/>