Sydney Airport
Jetstar flight forced to make emergency landing
The flight from Sydney to Phuket was forced to circle for almost two hours after one of the aircraft’s wheels was damaged during take-off.
- by Penry Buckley
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Aviation
‘Cleared for take-off’: Who keeps us safe in the skies?
We’re told flying is safe and the statistics confirm it. So why are there still mishaps? And what happens behind the scenes when an engine goes “bang”?
- by Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
Sydney Airport’s T2 to finally get new security scanners, bag drop facility
Passengers will no longer need to remove laptops from carry-on bags for Virgin and Jetstar domestic flights as part of a $200 million upgrade.
- by Katherine Scott
Cars damaged when storm dislodged Harbour Bridge road plate
A dramatic storm that swept over Sydney on Sunday night is being blamed for dislodging a road plate that damaged 25 cars at the entrance to the Harbour Bridge.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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Sydney emergency
‘One of the engines appeared to have gone’: Qantas drama at Sydney Airport
The Boeing 737 was taking off for Brisbane when passengers heard a “bang”. The engine failure ignited a blaze near the third runway.
- by Riley Walter, Jessica McSweeney and Nick Newling
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Network outage
National tech outage causes delays at airports across Australia
The issue affecting Australian Border Force systems led to significant disruptions for passengers.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Man spared jail after assault on flight at Sydney Airport
The Thai man punched the passenger next to him after a bag fell onto him from the overhead luggage compartment.
- by Riley Walter
The winners and losers from Sydney’s most annoying train surcharge
Adult passengers are charged more than $17 on top of their train fare when they pass through station gates at Sydney Airport.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Can Sydney Airport handle 65 million passengers a year by the 2030s? Its boss says yes
Scott Charlton says the Sydney Airport is anything but full and the federal government should be doing more to entice foreign airlines to increase their number of flights into the city.
- by Amelia McGuire
First plane to touch down at Sydney’s new international airport
It will be a historic moment for the first major airport to be built in Australia since Melbourne’s Tullamarine more than 50 years ago.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney’s new air cargo link to the world rises out of the paddocks
Qantas is one of two large air freight operators to ink major deals with Western Sydney International Airport.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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