Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planes
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The transport minister, Catherine King, has said improved staff rostering will be in place at Sydney airport from next month after “unacceptable” delays and a near-miss collision that resulted in two workers being stood down.
King called in the Airservices Australia chief executive officer, Rob Sharp, for a meeting in Canberra on Monday, the day after a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided hitting a Qatar Airways plane that was pulled across the runway in front of it.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/10/jetstar-plane-qatar-near-miss-aircraft-proximity-event-sydney-airport
Author : Catie McLeod
Publish date : 2026-08-10 06:21:00
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