Sydney ranks among worst airports for delays, cancellations
Sydney Airport is ranked in the 10th worst airport in the world for flight cancellations and flight delays, as weather and “technical issues” saw bigger, tortuous queues on Monday.
According to new data released by FlightAware, Sydney Airport is sixth in the 10 worst airports for cancellations, having recorded a cancellation rate of 5.9 percent over the past two months.
Australia’s largest gateway was also named number nine on the list of worst airports for flight delays, with 34.2 per cent of all flights delayed in the past two months.
The worst global competitors for cancellations include Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, which have all seen more than 7 percent of flight cancellations since May, while Toronto Pearson International Airport was named the worst airport for delays, with more than 50 percent. of all delayed flights.
The news comes after Sydney Airport experienced the longest queues for check-in, bag drop and security on Monday due to morning fog causing flight delays, and IT issues slowing security processing.
My friend was in the security queue at Sydney Airport this morning. Can’t even enter the building. pic.twitter.com/HYaJZJPvVv
— Tanya Selak (@GongGasGirl) 24 July 2022
“Heavy fog affected flights this morning, and a technical issue prevented us from temporarily operating one fewer security lane than usual on Domestic T2,” an airport spokesman said.
“We are sorry about the queues and are working with the airlines to get everyone to leave.”
It seems the queue length has returned to normal on Tuesday morning.
Last week, Australian Aviation reported Australian airlines had recorded their worst month for flight delays and cancellations in June, surpassing the previous record low yields set just two months earlier over the Easter holiday in April.
Severe disruption was seen throughout the month as the industry continued to struggle with post-pandemic staff shortages. June’s troubles were further fueled by a spike in mid-year school holiday travel and severe weather events, including flash flooding across NSW.
According to data released by the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE), only 63.0 percent of all flights arrived on time in June, while 61.9 percent departed as scheduled.
Meanwhile, a total of 5.8 percent of all flights were canceled during the month, nearly three times the long-term cancellation average.
BITRE said these figures marked the “worst” the industry has seen since records began in November 2003. It comes just months after this record was previously set in April, as the airline struggled with staff shortages amid the Easter weekend and the long ANZAC Day. .
Notably, the highest delay and cancellation rate in June came despite slightly fewer flights scheduled in June compared to April.
Airlines and airports across Australia — and the world — have come under fire for months for the growing prevalence of last-minute flight delays and cancellations, lost baggage and unprecedented tortuous queues at airports.
The industry has carved the chaotic scene into a “perfect storm” of pent-up travel demand, COVID-19 absenteeism, and underlying aviation staff shortages.
Last month, Australian Aviation reported that a combination of heavy rain and school holidays had caused more disruption at Australian airports.
Sydney airport earlier warned it would welcome 2.1 million passengers over the June school holiday period – much higher than the 1.8 million seen during the equivalent Easter holiday.
Internationally, it was estimated at more than 560,000 passengers, compared with 376,000 during the three-week rest period in April.
Later, Perth Airport warned travelers to travel to the airport by taxi and Uber as its 18,000 car parks reached full capacity, while travelers continued to battle long queues and flight cancellations.
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