[LINK] O/t: No air traffic control at Darwin airport after 10 pm

[Stephen Loosley]

Reddit Wall: Whistleblower pilots fear mid-air collisions as staffing crisis leaves control towers empty in Australia —  Darwin Airport has zero air traffic control services overnight (bloomberg.com)  submitted 9 hours ago by marketrent 22 comments


Bloomberg: Pilots Fear Collisions as Staffing Crisis Leaves Australian Control Towers Empty

* An accident would come as no surprise, Qantas pilot says

* Darwin Airport has zero air traffic control services overnight

By Angus Whitley June 19, 2024
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-18/pilots-fear-collisions-as-staffing-crisis-leaves-control-towers-empty?leadSource=reddit_wall



Concerns among pilots about a possible mid-air collision are spilling over in Australia as a shortage of air traffic controllers leaves airport towers unmanned, forcing passenger jets to fend for themselves.

There are currently no overnight air traffic control services at Darwin, a northern gateway for carriers including Qantas Airways Ltd. and Virgin Australia.

Schedules show that at around midnight almost every day, more than a dozen flights have to arrive or take off ..  (paywall)

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