Sydney Airport flights cancelled: Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar customers impacted

Dozens of flights out of Sydney Airport have been cancelled as wild weather strikes the east coast. 

The airport is down to just one runway as high winds batter the city.

‘Due to high winds Airservices Australia are operating our east-west runway, which may cause some delays throughout the day,’ a Sydney Airport spokeswoman said.

‘We encourage passengers to check with their airline regarding the status of their flight.’

Qantas has cancelled at least 25 flights departing from Sydney Airport including 10 to Melbourne, four to Canberra, and 11 to other Australian destinations.

Virgin Australia has also cancelled 13 flights from Sydney, with eight bound for Melbourne and three for Canberra. 

Jetstar has cancelled three flights from Sydney to Melbourne, along with seven additional departures from Sydney.

It comes as powerful winds between 60km/hour and 70km/hour continue to pound the city with some gusts getting up to 120km/hour. 

A severe weather warning for damaging winds has been issued from the Victorian border north to Newcastle and inland to the Snowy Mountains and ACT. 

‘It’s in the early hours of (Monday) that the winds about the east coast of NSW will really start to increase,’ senior meteorologist Sarah Scully said on Sunday.

‘Winds of these strengths do have the potential to bring down both trees and branches that may cause property damage, also bring down power lines that could lead to power outages, and also loose objects may be blown around and cause further damage.’