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• Angus Whitley
Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson is calling for chronic air traffic controller shortages at Sydney Airport to be addressed, saying flight delays affected around 60,000 passengers in July alone. The disruption highlights the operational and customer impact of persistent capacity constraints in Australia’s busiest aviation market.
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Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson is calling for chronic air traffic controller shortages at Sydney Airport to be addressed, saying flight delays affected around 60,000 passengers in July alone. The disruption highlights the operational and customer impact of persistent capacity constraints in Australia’s busiest aviation market.
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