Widespread flight cancellation across multiple airlines have frustrated travellers at both airports, as the industry grapples with staffing shortages and a technology glitch that affected Qantas flights on Sunday.
There were 23 domestic flights that were canceled out of the airport.
Eight of the flights were canceled from Qantas.
There were eight flights that were canceled fromSydney to other locations.
There were 12 domestic flights that were canceled at the airport on Monday.
As cases of the flu and Covid-19 rise across the country, crew sickness is believed to be the reason for the canceled flights.
Qantas was experiencing minor delays after a technical glitch caused flights to be delayed and passengers to be stuck on the tarmac for over an hour.
One passenger said that an hour-and-a-half wait on the tarmac was close to the flight's duration, while another said that driving would have been quicker if the delay had been less than two hours.
@Qantas any update on your international computer outage impacting every single flight from departing???? Sitting on fully packed plane on tarmac for 90mins for 2hr ✈️ is pretty ridiculous!!! #Qantas #QantasOutage
— Rohel (@RobHel14) July 31, 2022
It may have been quicker to drive to Canberra then wait for @qantas to get us there. Two hours late and counting. The poor staff of Qantas, the handful still left with a job that we can see anywhere in the airport, doing their very best in trying circumstances
— Kon Karapanagiotidis (@Kon__K) July 31, 2022
International and domestic flights were affected by the glitch.
There was an IT issue that caused delays of one hour for some flights on Sunday.
A Virgin Australia Group spokesman said: "We sincerely apologize to any guest impacted by delayed or canceled services and we continue to work hard to make sure all guests reach their destinations."
According to international rankings, Sydney Airport was one of the worst for on-time performance and cancellation.
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Bonza will become the airline's home base when the first aircraft arrives at the airport on Monday.
The airline said in a statement that it hopes to have planes on the ground in September.
Bonza's growth plans will eventually be supported by additional aircraft, the company said.
The budget airline will charge $50 for each hour a customer is in the air.
The public is being asked to help name the plane. There was a clear nod to Boaty McBoatface in the most popular post on the company's social media accounts. One of the options was the purple rippa, which was a reference to the airline's colors.
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