- Passengers left stranded after Jetstar cancelled flights out of Sydney Airport
- Holidaymakers claimed they were forced to book flights with alternate airlines
- Airline said three of its flights had been cancelled due to severe thunderstorm
By Max Margan For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 01:47 EST, 20 December 2017 | Updated: 03:27 EST, 20 December 2017
Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded after Jetstar cancelled flights out of Sydney Airport as severe thunderstorms batter the city.
Angry holidaymakers said they had been forced to book flights with other airlines after the last-minute cancellations on Wednesday afternoon.
'It's just ridiculous, I'm about to hop in a cab to the airport and I get this text from Jetstar saying my flight was cancelled,' one told Daily Mail Australia.
'Now I've had to pay an extra $250 to book a flight on Virgin. How can Virgin and Qantas be flying and Jetstar not?'
Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded after Jetstar cancelled flights out of Sydney Airport
Severe thunderstorms swept over the Harbour City on Wednesday afternoon after a scorching day
Jetstar said three of its flights had been cancelled and all affected passengers would be on the next available departure.
But the irate traveller said he was told he couldn't fly to his destination with the airline for nearly 20 hours.
'They gave me a voucher because the next flight I could have got wasn't until 1.30pm tomorrow,' he said.
A Jetstar spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia: 'We've had three cancellations on flights to Brisbane, Melbourne and Hobart.
'It's just ridiculous, I'm about to hop in a cab to the airport and I get this text from Jetstar saying my flight was cancelled,' one passenger told Daily Mail Australia
The airline said three of its flights had been cancelled due to severe thunderstorms sweeping over the city
'But we're still flying, we'll just have see what the storm does and whether it's going to impact flights any further.'
The temperature dropped in Sydney by 10C in just a few minutes on Wednesday afternoon as the storm swept across the city following a scorching 40C day.
Footage showed massive lightening strikes over the Harbour Bridge, though the city saw limited rainfall.
The storm is expected to clear on Wednesday evening and showers are forecast for Thursday.
Jetstar said three of its flights had been cancelled and all affected passengers would be on the next available flight (stock image)
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