Australian police seize around 50 kg of illicit drugs at Sydney Airport within 48 hours

Sep 30, 2024, at 01:32 pm

Two foreign nationals have been charged over two unrelated drug importations, with 27kg of cocaine and 21kg of methamphetamine with a combined estimated street value of $28.7 million seized at Sydney Airport in the space of 48 hours, the Australian Federal Police (AFP)  said on Sunday.

Qantas flight to Sydney lands safely after issuing mayday, reports mid-air engine trouble

Jan 18, 2023, at 03:47 pm

Sydney: A flight, which was travelling from New Zealand's Auckland to Sydney in Australia, landed safely after reporting mid-air engine trouble and issuing a mayday call, media reports said.

Battery fire sparks evacuation of Sydney Airport int'l terminal

Jul 10, 2019, at 06:14 pm

Sydney, Jul 10 (Xinhua/UNI) The international terminal at Australia's Sydney Airport was evacuated on Wednesday after smoke from a battery fire filled the departures area, with passengers being told to expect flight delays.

Planes grounded as Sydney Airport's traffic control tower evacuated: Airservices Australia

Mar 29, 2019, at 09:43 am

Sydney, Mar 29 (Xinhua/UNI) All aircraft in and out of Sydney Airport were grounded on Friday, according to the Airservices Australia.

Sydney: Man heading for Syria arrested at airport

Jun 15, 2017, at 04:29 pm

Sydney, June 15 (IBNS): A person has been arrested by Australian authorities at Sydney Airport as he was allegedly attempting to travel to the Syrian war zone, media reports said.

China Eastern plane makes emergency landing at Sydney airport following technical snag

Jun 12, 2017, at 04:33 pm

Sydney, Jun 12 (IBNS): A China Eastern Airlines flight made an emergency landing at the Sydney airport after developing a technical snag, reports said.