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Thousands of passengers have been left stranded at Sydney Airport this morning after dangerous winds sparked widespread flight delays and cancellations.
Sydney Airport said domestic and international flights would be delayed and flights would operate on a single runway because of strong winds across the city.
An airport spokesperson said passengers should contact their airline for more information.
Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Qantas said the strong westerly winds in Sydney as well as storms in Melbourne were affecting all airlines.
Passengers on a Rex Airlines’ plane were forced to sleep in a Kingsford Smith terminal on Thursday night when their flight was cancelled.
Gayle Clayton, who lives two hours north of Dubbo, had surgery hours before the scheduled flight and took shelter with a group of 18 people inside the international terminal as the domestic terminal closed for the evening.
She said Rex Airlines did not offer any alternative accommodation.
She was she was “appalled” with the lack of support.
“I’m disgusted, absolutely disgusted — not even a coffee voucher, nothing,” she said.
Rex Airlines has been contacted for comment.
Topics: air-transport, transport, travel-and-tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, sydney-2000, nsw
