Passengers flying to Sydney from Launceston faced a delay after a traffic control outage at the nation’s largest airport.
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An outage at Sydney Airport air traffic control grounded flights during one of its busiest periods.
The systems were down from about 5.20am Monday.
The departure of Jetstar and Virgin flights from Launceston to Sydney were delayed about an hour.
It took about three hours to resolve Sydney Airport’s problem involving radar and communications which caused flight delays and cancellations around Australia.
An Airservices Australia spokeswoman said the "technical issues" which plagued Sydney Airport had been resolved but flights would be delayed throughout the day.
Arrivals were also affected with airline staff saying only 15 planes could land per hour.
Under normal circumstances, a maximum of 80 aircraft arrivals and departures per operational hour is allowed.
