- Lots of flights cancelled on Christmas Day
- Interruptions come following wild storms
By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia
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Lots of flights have actually been cancelled at a significant airport tossing Christmas travel prepares into mayhem.
A minimum of 23 flights have actually currently been cancelled at Sydney Airport on Christmas Day.
The cancelled flights showing up and leaving Sydney consist of 7 from Virgin Australia, 6 Qantasflights, and 3 from Jetstar.
Some smaller sized local airline companies have actually likewise been affected.
Flights in and out of Sydney Airport were impacted by thunderstorms on Sunday. More flights have actually been cancelled on Christmas Day
The cancellations followed the airport was damaged by wild storms that triggered significant interruptions to flights on Sunday.
About 20 Qantas flights were postponed or diverted to Melbourneor Canberra on Christmas Eve.
A Sydney Airport spokesperson blamed the cancellations at the time on ‘regional flooding’.
‘Flights are presently showing up and leaving, nevertheless some earlier flights were impacted, with a variety of showing up services postponed,’ he stated.
Sydney Airport is seen flooded with water on Christmas Eve
A luggage handler is seen attempting to make their method through the heavy rain at Sydney Airport on Sunday
‘Passengers are motivated to leave lots of time for their journey to the airport, and to consult their airline company relating to the status of their flight.’
Qantas verified the most current cancellations were a ripple effect from the bad weather condition.
On Sunday the airport was seen flooded with buses and luggage handlers flooded with water as they attempted to tackle their tasks.
Meteorologists have actually alerted the unpleasant weather condition is set to continue into Christmas and Boxing Day, with showers and thunderstorms on the horizon for the east coast.
Sydney has a high opportunity of showers on Monday, with in between 2mm and 20mm of rain projection.