THE school holiday plans of thousands of Sydneysiders may be thrown into chaos after long flight delays at Sydney Airport precipitated an escalation in the ongoing industrial feud between air traffic controllers and Airservices Australia.
Dozens of international and domestic flights were delayed by up to 50 minutes yesterday because there were not enough controllers to staff the Sydney air traffic control tower.
Only 30 of 48 flights arrived on time during the morning peak after three of the seven controllers called in sick and replacements could not be found for them, leaving scores of passengers embarking on their long-weekend holidays with frustrating delays.
Threat of holiday chaos in air feud – News – Travel – smh.com.au.
