Travel disruption at Sydney Airport has eased after high winds caused days of chaos with dozens of flights cancelled just as school holidays began.

More than 100 domestic flights were cancelled at the nation’s busiest airport over the weekend, on top of 100 grounded on Friday, after pilots were limited to a single runway due to blustery conditions.

The cancellations caused a massive backlog with huge crowds at the airport’s domestic terminal as the NSW school holidays began on Friday.

By Monday, travellers were having a smoother time at the airport as operations returned to normal, although large crowds remain at the domestic terminal.

“We worked yesterday to recover from a couple of days of disruption but we’re working to get everyone where they want to be, and we’re largely back to normal this morning,” a Qantas spokesperson said.

Virgin Australia apologised to those affected by delayed or cancelled services, saying its staff were working hard “to ensure our guests reach their destinations”.

“We continue to communicate with guests whose flights are disrupted and ensure they are accommodated on the next available services,” the airline said in a statement.

Earlier, flight monitors showed departures from Sydney’s domestic and international terminals were mostly leaving on time.

Only two flights departing Sydney via China Eastern Airlines and Garuda Indonesia were cancelled.

Three Qantas arrivals due from Hobart, Melbourne and Perth were also called off while dozens of other flights were expected to go ahead as planned.

The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled its wind warnings for NSW after gusts lingered on Sunday at the Eden coastline, south of Sydney.

– AAP