悉尼机场周五上午因空中交通管制人员短缺，实施了空中交通流量管理措施，导致数十班航班受到影响[1]。澳洲航空及其关联公司、维珍澳洲航空等合计超过100班航班延误，其中澳航系统航班包括澳航本身至少27班、QantasLink 23班、捷星航空25班航班受影响，QantasLink另取消4班航班[1]。延误从上午8时20分持续至11时15分，平均延误时间为28分钟，最长延误达80分钟[1]。
澳洲航空集团首席执行官Stephen Beckett表示："确保有足够的空中交通管制员，这样当员工生病或有其他承诺时，全国网络不会陷入瘫痪"[1]。过去一年至2026年6月期间，悉尼机场地面延误下降13%，仅占总网络延误不足0.1%[1]。澳洲航空6月的准点率约为85%，连续8年排名准点率第一[1]。
Sydney Airport experienced significant disruptions on Friday morning when air traffic control personnel shortages prompted the implementation of traffic management measures.[1] More than 100 flights operated by Qantas and its subsidiaries, along with Virgin Australia, were affected by the delays, which persisted from 8:20 a.m. until 11:15 a.m., with an average delay of 28 minutes.[1] Individual flights were held back by up to 80 minutes during the incident.[1]
The impact on Qantas operations was substantial, with QantasLink experiencing 23 delayed flights and canceling 4 others, while Jetstar recorded 25 delays and at least 27 Qantas mainline services were delayed.[1] A4ANZ Chief Executive Stephen Beckett criticized the situation, stating: "Ensuring there are sufficient air traffic controllers so that when staff are sick or have other commitments, the national network doesn't grind to a halt."[1] Despite Friday's disruptions, Qantas maintained an on-time performance rate of approximately 85 percent in June and has ranked first for on-time punctuality for eight consecutive years.[1] Over the past year through June 2026, ground delays declined by 13 percent and represented less than 0.1 percent of total network delays.[1]