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| Sydney airport: flights grounded after smoke detected in air traffic control tower | Sydney airport: flights grounded after smoke detected in air traffic control tower |
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| The air traffic control tower at Sydney airport has been evacuated after smoke was detected, causing major disruption at the international hub. | |
| Air Services Australia confirmed around noon that a full ground-stop had been put in place following the detection of smoke, preventing planes from departing or landing. | |
| Radar images showed aircraft circling the area and being diverted away from the Mascot airport. | |
| “The firefighters are in attendance,” a spokeswoman said. | |
| By 12.18pm, ASA said some planes were being allowed to land at the airport, albeit slowly, but there were still no planes taking off. | |
| UPDATE: Air Traffic Control in Sydney are now processing arrivals. Aircraft are landing albeit a slower rate. Nil departures at this time. @SydneyAirport | |
| Passengers waiting at the airport or flying into Sydney tweeted about the delays on Friday, including former Greens senator Scott Ludlam who wrote: “flight crew just announced the Sydney air traffic control tower has been evacuated”. | Passengers waiting at the airport or flying into Sydney tweeted about the delays on Friday, including former Greens senator Scott Ludlam who wrote: “flight crew just announced the Sydney air traffic control tower has been evacuated”. |
| It has suddenly gone VERY quiet at Sydney Airport. Nothing in or out, diversions everywhere. pic.twitter.com/kSvLZDl3uf | It has suddenly gone VERY quiet at Sydney Airport. Nothing in or out, diversions everywhere. pic.twitter.com/kSvLZDl3uf |
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