Travellers flying in and out of Sydney airport had already been dealing with heavy delays even before a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided colliding with a Qatar Airways plane on the tarmac early on Sunday. The experienced air traffic controller says workers are getting to the point where they’ve done so much overtime that they’re exhausted. In February 2024, two air traffic controllers who didn’t show up for work at Sydney airport caused cascading flight delays and cancellations across the country. View image in fullscreen A plane prepares to land at Sydney airport, the busiest airport in Australia. It says training experienced controllers for Sydney airport is its “top priority” but it can’t say when it will have recruited a sufficient number.