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Sydney airport chaos: understaffed air traffic control behind delays and near-miss
Sydney airport has been hit by severe delays due to a shortage of exhausted air traffic controllers, with more than 150 flights delayed in a single day before a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided colliding with a Qatar Airways aircraft on the tarmac on Sunday. New recruits face a difficult aptitude test and must train in Melbourne, slowing the pipeline of qualified staff. Authorities have highlighted how fragile the current rostering situation is.
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