Flights grounded at Sydney Airport – with passengers facing delays of up to 120 minutes

Sydney Airport experienced significant flight delays, with some passengers facing waits of up to 120 minutes, disrupting services for major carriers including Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar. The disruption adds to a difficult period for Australian air travel, causing inconvenience for passengers and knock-on scheduling problems for airlines operating out of the country's busiest airport.

The article does not specify the exact cause of the grounding, but confirms delays of up to two hours affected multiple airlines simultaneously. It comes amid separate, unrelated disruption reported at a UK airport, where a runway defect has forced cancellations and diversions, leaving some homecoming British travellers landing hundreds of miles from their intended destination.