Australia: Sydney Airport resumes passenger processing March 9 /update 1

Event

Processing of passengers has resumed at Sydney Airport (SYD) as of 07:45 (local time) on Friday, March 9, after technical issues caused interruptions to passenger processing and significant flight delays earlier in the morning. The technical issues, which prompted SYD officials to advise passengers to avoid Terminals 1 and 2, were reportedly caused by a power outage. Residual flight delays are expected at SYD in the coming hours.

Advice

Individuals planning travel to, from, or through SYD are advised to monitor developments to the situation, confirm flight reservations, and contact their airline for more information. A comprehensive list of airline contact numbers is available here from SYD.