Air traffic control chaos causes flight delays across Australia
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A major internal communication issue in the air traffic hubs of Brisbane and Melbourne has caused major delays across the country. Air Services Australia says the issue does not extend to communication between airport and flights.
Breakdown
- Major airports across Australia experienced delays after Air Services Australia's internal communication system went down.
- The system failure affected communication between air traffic service hubs in Brisbane and Melbourne, requiring staff to use mobile phones for coordination. 12s
- Air Services Australia reduced capacity to maintain safety while working to fix the issue. 42s
- Delays of up to two hours were reported in Perth, up to an hour in Adelaide, and additional delays occurred in Sydney and Brisbane. 47s
- Communication between air traffic controllers and aircraft was not affected by the outage. 1m 2s