Christmas Day journey chaos as dozens of flights cancelled
Dozens of flights have been cancelled at a significant airport throwing Christmas journey plans into chaos.
At least 27 flights have already been cancelled at Sydney Airport on Christmas Day, together with a world flight from Seoul and a visit to Ho Chi Minh City.
The cancelled flights arriving and departing Sydney embody ten from Virgin Australia, six Qantas flights, and three from Jetstar.
Some smaller regional airways have additionally been impacted.
The cancellations are a knock-on impact from the dangerous climate on Sunday, with no operational points on the airport on Christmas.
Flights out and in of Sydney Airport have been affected by thunderstorms on Sunday. More flights have been cancelled on Christmas Day
Sydney Airport copped 91mm of rain in 24 hours
The cancellations come after the airport was battered by wild storms that triggered main disruptions to flights on Sunday.
Sydney Airport recorded 91.2mm of rain within the 24 hours to 9am on Monday, making it the wettest December day for the world in 53 years.
About 20 Qantas flights have been delayed or diverted to Melbourne or Canberra on Christmas Eve.
A Sydney Airport spokesman blamed the cancellations on the time on ‘native flooding’.
‘Flights are presently arriving and departing, nevertheless some earlier flights have been affected, with quite a lot of arriving providers delayed,’ he mentioned.
Sydney Airport is seen flooded with water on Christmas Eve
A baggage handler is seen attempting to make their method by means of the heavy rain at Sydney Airport on Sunday
‘Passengers are inspired to go away loads of time for his or her journey to the airport, and to verify with their airline relating to the standing of their flight.’
On Sunday the airport was seen flooded, with buses and baggage handlers inundated with water as they tried to go about their jobs.
Meteorologists have warned the depressing climate is about to proceed into Christmas and Boxing Day, with showers and thunderstorms on the horizon for the east coast.
Sydney has a excessive probability of showers on Monday, with between 2mm and 20mm of rain forecast.
