A Qantas employee is fighting for her life after a fall at Sydney Airport’s domestic terminal on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services rushed to the scene around 1pm, after reports that a woman in her 40s had fallen roughly six metres (19.67 ft) from a Qantas aerobridge onto the tarmac.
Paramedics treated the woman for critical head and internal injuries on the tarmac, before she was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in an induced coma. Witnesses described the scene as chaotic, with airport staff quickly moving to secure the area while paramedics worked to stabilise the injured worker.
Travellers at Terminal 3 have been told to expect delays as police and investigators look into what happened.
The Australian Federal Police have cordoned off the area, and Safe Work NSW has been notified as part of the investigation.
A spokesperson for Sydney Airport confirmed the incident, saying:
“Earlier today an airline employee fell from an aerobridge in the T3 Domestic Terminal. They were attended to by first-aid responders and transferred by ambulance to hospital for further treatment. Safe Work NSW has also been notified,” per Daily Mail.
“Our focus is on the welfare of the injured staff member and assisting Safe Work NSW with their enquiries.”
At this stage, the exact circumstances around the fall are still unclear. Both the AFP and Safe Work NSW are working to figure out what went wrong and how a fall like this could have happened in such a busy part of the airport.
For now, the main concern is the wellbeing of the Qantas worker and supporting her family and colleagues as the investigation continues.
More updates are expected as authorities learn more about the incident.
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