Sydney ranks among worst airports for delays, cancellations
July school holidays have led to bigger queues in Sydney (@joshgnosis) 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 S