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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod and Jonathan Barrett

What’s behind Sydney airport’s heavy delays and near-miss incident?

Planes on the tarmac at Sydney airport
A near-miss incident at Sydney airport has shone a spotlight on staff shortages for air traffic controllers. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Travellers flying in and out of Sydney airport had already been dealing with heavy delays even before a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided colliding with a Qatar Airways plane on the tarmac early on Sunday.

The day before, more than 150 flights passing through Sydney were delayed as the airport grappled with a lack of air traffic controllers, highlighting how just how delicate the rostering situation is.

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