עסקים · Sydney airport openingWestern Sydney airport arrival: First Auckland flights operate, but rail link isn't openנכתב 27 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 02:44 UTCצפייהתמליל0:07Air New Zealand has brought Western Sydney its first international passengers.0:10Sydney's new airport now has an overseas connection alongside its domestic services.0:15But passengers are arriving before the airport's rail link is ready.0:18The immediate test is how much of the promised network passengers can use and how0:22they reach the terminal.0:23Cargo flights began on July twenty-sixth.0:26Jetstar opened passenger services on October twenty-five th, flying to the Gold0:30Coast.0:30Then, on October twenty-sixth, Air New Zealand flight NZ160 ,5 arrived from0:36Auckland, New Zealand, Flight NZ160 ,6 .0:39Subsequently departed for Auckland, completing the inaugural international rotation.0:43That return flight has happened.0:45Its advertised departure was eight fifty five in the morning, but that timetable0:49doesn't tell us when it actually took off.0:51The completed arrival and departure were both on Monday, October twenty-sixth.0:55The Auckland arrival was Monday morning, followed by a stopover and the return0:58departure.0:59The exact touchdown and takeoff minutes haven't been confirmed.1:02Air New Zealand's announced pattern is three return services a week on Mondays,1:06Wednesdays, and Fridays.1:07Wednesday, October28 is therefore the next scheduled operating day.1:12Seven airlines have signed on to the airport.1:14Though most haven't started their routes, Singapore Airlines is expected in1:18November.1:18Viet Jet, Fiji Airways, and Qatar Airways are part of the planned expansion.1:22Nadi Ho Chi Minh City and Doha are among the prospective destinations.1:26Those plans would broaden the airport's reach considerably.1:28For passengers booking now, the dependable starting point is the airline's actual1:32timetable, with further international launches still ahead.1:35The first domestic service was sold out with a reported one hundred and eighty-eight1:39passengers aboard.1:40Hundreds gathered to watch Jetstar's departure for the Gold Coast.1:43The destination airport also confirmed welcoming the flight.1:46So the opening was more than a scheduled event.1:48Jetstar says the flight departed at eleven in the morning.1:51Takeoff was reportedly just before eleven thirty.1:54Those may describe different moments, such as leaving the gate and becoming1:57airborne, but nobody has explained the difference.1:59They don't prove a delay.2:01Advance opening schedules also listed a Gold Coast return and a Melbourne departure.2:05Those entries tell passengers what was planned.2:07They don't confirm that each flight subsequently operated.2:10The new airport sits at Badgery's Creek, about forty-five kilometers from Sydney's2:14central business district.2:15It's also called Nancy Birdwalton Airport.2:18Sydney Kingsford Smith is a separate airport, and St.2:20Mary's is the interchange passengers use for the new airport's bus connection.2:24Drivers have a new toll, free approach.2:26The16 kilometer M12 was completed in March.2:29Some early passengers described easy access, parking and check-in.2:33Saris and Mohammed Jamil, traveling from Denham Court, had a different experience.2:37They said limited signs made the airport difficult to find.2:40Buses and a free shuttle provide the main public transport connection with St.2:44Mary's.2:44The airport metro is still unfinished.2:46Its passenger opening date remains unclear, leaving travelers without cars dependent2:50on a road connection for the final part of their journey.2:53Julie Lundmark and a friend arrived on Jetstar Flight JQ three hundred and seventy2:57three and realized after landing that they were at Western Sydney.3:00Their car was parked at Sydney Airport.3:02She hoped a friend could drive them back, estimating that journey at about two3:06hours.3:06That was her estimate rather than a standard transfer time.3:09Another passenger arriving from Auckland initially confused Western Sydney with3:13Western Australia and thought he was going to Perth.3:15For those travelers, the airport name changed the ground journey they expected to3:19make.3:19The airport can operate twenty-four hours a day, giving airlines more flexibility3:23than curfew constrained Kingsford Smith.3:26That operating window creates room for growth.3:28The scale of the airport's ambitions, though, stretches decades beyond this opening3:32week's flights.3:32Chief Executive Simon Hickey projects traffic approaching ten million passengers a3:36year in the early to mid-2030 s.3:39His longer-term forecast reaches eighty two million annually in the twenty sixties.3:43That larger airport would need more terminals and another runway.3:46Hickey also links up to about eight thousand five hundred precinct jobs to reaching3:50ten million annual passengers.3:52The airport's projection of more than two hundred and fifty destinations by the end3:56of twenty twenty-seven is also an ambition.3:58It's unclear how many would be direct flights rather than connections.4:01The government says additional airport capacity could strengthen airline competition4:05and put downward pressure on fares.4:07Passengers will have to judge those benefits as more services begin.4:11For now, the completed Auckland rotation adds an overseas connection while the wider4:15network is still developing.4:16Federal infrastructure and transport minister Catherine King has also acknowledged4:20aircraft noise impacts on local communities.4:22As airlines make use of the airports round, the clock operating window, residents4:27around the flight paths will share in the consequences of that growth.קריאת הכתבהציר הזמן של הסיפורHeyDexהסרטון הקצר ↗מי דיווח על מהנקודות שדיווח עליהן יותר מכלי תקשורת אחדThe inaugural flight was sold outשני כלי תקשורתנקודות שדיווח עליהן רק כלי תקשורת אחד23דווח רק על ידי ABC TasmaniaThe airport opened to passengers24 באוק׳, 20:21 UTCScheduled departure of flight JQ36224 באוק׳, 20:21 UTCPilot identified for the first departure24 באוק׳, 20:21 UTCScheduled arrival of flight JQ36324 באוק׳, 20:21 UTCScheduled first departure to Melbourne24 באוק׳, 20:21 UTCדווח רק על ידי ABC News (Australia)The airport’s first passenger flight25 באוק׳, 0:55 UTCAirlines signed on with the airport25 באוק׳, 3:44 UTCScheduled Auckland passenger flight25 באוק׳, 3:44 UTCPassengers aboard flight JQ36225 באוק׳, 3:44 UTCPlanned opening of the airport metro connection25 באוק׳, 3:44 UTCDestinations planned by the end of 202725 באוק׳, 3:44 UTCQatar Airways signs on with the airport25 באוק׳, 3:44 UTCPilot of the inaugural passenger departure25 באוק׳, 8:30 UTCExpected competition from the airport25 באוק׳, 8:30 UTCMetro line construction to St Marys25 באוק׳, 3:44 UTCFreight flights began operating25 באוק׳, 3:44 UTCCrowds gathered to watch the first flight25 באוק׳, 0:55 UTCAircraft noise impacts local communities25 באוק׳, 0:55 UTCFlight time from Sydney airport25 באוק׳, 8:30 UTCInvestment and perseverance in the airport project25 באוק׳, 0:55 UTCGreater Sydney population in Western Sydney25 באוק׳, 3:44 UTCAirport car park capacity25 באוק׳, 3:44 UTCPrime Minister at airport opening events25 באוק׳, 8:30 UTCכל שורה היא הטענה כפי שתיעדנו אותה מהדיווח של אותו כלי תקשורת. הושווה נכון ל-26 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 00:09 UTC.
