Australia: Flights at Sydney Airport delayed by air traffic control issue

Passengers were facing significant delays following a technical issue with the air traffic control system at Sydney Airport on Monday morning. Airservices Australia, the state-owned provider of Australia’s air traffic control system, confirmed that a technical issue had occurred at Sydney Airport in a tweet from its official account at 07.30 Sydney time. At 09.20 Airservices Australia announced the issue had been addressed and that it was working to resume normal operations and clear a backlog of flights. Sydney Airport also said the issue “has now been resolved.” Australian carrier Qantas Airlines said in a statement that the air traffic control system issue had caused “significant delays at Sydney Airport affecting all airlines.”<br/>