Brisbane Airport begins work on $50m Australia Post parcel centre

The passenger numbers were bolstered by three major concert events over the month – Taylor Swift, Pink and Blink 182 – as well as the leap year offering an extra day of travel.

Under the proposed system announced on Wednesday, Sydney would be allowed 85 flight movements per hour instead of 80 for a maximum of two hours on days where major disruptions occur, which would result in fewer cancellations and overnight delays.

Meteorologists said the wild weather was caused by a low-pressure system over south-eastern Australia, which occurred at the same time as a moisture-rich coastal trough formed off the coast of NSW and south-east Queensland.