The pilots say the bottleneck is slowing international flights from getting to gates – where they discharge passengers – during peak morning hours.

A Qantas flight from Sydney to Brisbane made an emergency landing shortly after take-off following suspected engine failure mid take-off. Look back at how the day's events unfolded in our live blog.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image made from video released by Australian Broadcasting Corp., shows smoke from a fire on a runway of Sydney Airport in ...