Dozens of flights cancelled as chaos continues at Sydney Airport

Dozens of flights have been cancelled from Sydney Airport, with many more delayed, as staff shortages continue to wreak havoc on the fledgling aviation industry. A total of 39 flights at Sydney Airport have been cancelled so far since Sunday morning alone, as the country’s largest airport sees its busiest day since the beginning of the pandemic. On Monday, 784 flights were scheduled to arrive and depart from Sydney airport, the highest day for aircraft traffic the airport has seen since flights began to stall in March 2020. It marks a nearly 30% increase on traffic seen in April 2021 – amid a brief period of relief for the industry before Omicron took hold – and a massive 393% jump from the same day in 2020. It comes as the airport enters its fifth day of chaos, as wait times at check-in and security continue to blow out. Passengers on Monday morning continued to report that check-in and security lines, across both domestic and international terminals, were adding hours to their travel itineraries.<br/>