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.
Qantas has cancelled at least 25 flights departing from Sydney Airport. That includes 10 to Melbourne , four to Canberra, and 11 to other Australian destinations
Senior meteorologist Christie Johnson said wild weather had already hit NSW but the strongest winds were still to come.
‘The strongest winds for NSW are expected this morning with the potential for damaging wind stretching up from the Victorian border up to the Hunter district,’ Ms Johnson said on Monday.
The wild weather smashing three states in the southeast has claimed a woman’s life, caused rivers to break their banks, hundreds of properties to be damaged and 100,000 residents to be left without power.
The extreme weather, which began on Sunday night, left a 63-year-old woman dead after a tree struck a cabin at a holiday park in Moama, on the NSW-Victorian border.
In Victoria, 120,000 people are without power and 660 homes have been damaged, following a night of pulsing winds and abnormally high tides, with some schools and kindergartens forced to close.
Victoria’s State Emergency Service received 2800 calls for help between 7pm Sunday and 10am Monday, 1350 of them related to fallen trees. Warragul, Moe and Emerald are the worst affected areas.
Crews are working to restore power to 34,600 customers in Victoria’s west after destructive winds brought down trees and branches over power poles, wires and other infrastructure.
A severe weather warning is still in place in parts Victorian as residents are urged to prepare for another storm front expected to hit on Monday night.
Tasmania was also battered by severe weather on Sunday with significant damage to trees, properties, power lines and infrastructure.
Peak wind gusts overnight reached 157km/h at King Island Airport and 130km/h at Launceston Airport.