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New Sydney airport begins passenger operations
October 26th 2026
Australia’s first new greenfield airport in about 50 years welcomed its first passengers yesterday (October 25), when Jetstar Airways flight JQ362, operated by A320neo registration VH-A5E, took off from Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) International Airport (WSI) bound for the Gold Coast. Read More » The flight carried 158 passengers and 30 invited guests, Jetstar said. The new airport, which has been operational for freight services since July, handled three passenger flights on its opening day. All were from Jetstar - the inaugural service to Gold Coast, the return service from the Gold Coast and a departure to Melbourne Tullamarine. International services start today, with the commencement of Air New Zealand’s three times a week service from Auckland. "WSI is the most transformational piece of infrastructure our nation has seen since the Sydney Harbour Bridge," WSI CEO, Simon Hickey, said. "It brings the world closer to Western Sydney and opportunity closer to home, creating new meaningful jobs for generations to come." Jetstar group CEO, Stephanie Tully, said: "From today, for three million people who live in and around Western Sydney, low fares start a lot closer to home."
