Freight services will commence earlier in July.
Western Sydney International airport (WSI) will welcome its first commercial passenger flights in October, with cargo operations set to commence earlier in July.
Low-cost operator Jetstar will operate the first commercial flight out of WSI on 25 October, flying to Gold Coast. Following that, the airline will also operate up to 14 weekly flights to Melbourne, three weekly flights to Brisbane, as well as four weekly flights to Gold Coast.
Qantas will begin WSI operations on 28 March 2027, flying four weekly flights to Melbourne and Brisbane with Embraer E190s operated by its QantasLink unit.
Qantas will also be operating the first cargo service from WSI, with the first flight departing on 27 July. Airline chief Vanessa Hudson says WSI will be a “key hub” for its cargo operations, with plans to move more than 850t of freight weekly.
Qantas and Jetstar first revealed plans to operate out of WSI in 2023, and are so far the only Australian carriers to do so. The airport will also have two foreign operators: Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand.
SIA – the first international carrier to commit to operating at WSI – will launch flights to Singapore on 23 November. Air New Zealand will commence operations to Auckland on 26 October. Both carriers will continue operating to Sydney’s Kingsford Smith airport, the city’s main international gateway.
WSI is intended for round-the-clock operations with no curfew, unlike Kingsford Smith airport. When fully operational, the single-runway airport will be able to handle up to 10 million passengers annually.
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