Is there anywhere in the article linked to above where AD directly blames what scientists would call climate change (increased carbon in the atmosphere, greenhouse effect) for the change in prevailing winds in Sydney this year?
"This has been caused by two factors,” Mr David said. “One is the impact of climate change in the last four months. We have seen wind *velocities 34 per cent higher than the average of the last 30 years, and it’s a prevailing westerly *rather than the south-south-westerly we’ve seen in the past. That’s led to runway closures, meaning (aircraft) movements are slowed. Add that to the issues we face in Sydney and Melbourne in peak hours and that has led to a degradation in on-time performance.”
Hardly a beat up.