Western Sydney International Airport Opens With Jetstar Flights
Western Sydney International Airport began serving customers on October 25, 2026, with Jetstar flights to the Gold Coast and Melbourne, according to AeroTime.
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Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport opened to customers on October 25, 2026, AeroTime reported. Its first departing flight was a Jetstar Airbus A320neo bound for Gold Coast Airport. A second Jetstar service departed for Melbourne Airport.
Key details
- AeroTime placed the airport at Badgerys Creek, about 44 kilometers west of central Sydney. - The report said the airport opened with capacity for up to 10 million passengers a year and round-the-clock operations. - It named Jetstar, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Qantas Group, Vietjet, Fiji Airways and Qatar Airways among the airport’s airline partners. - AeroTime reported that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the opening, with remarks from Infrastructure and Transport Minister Katherine King and airport CEO Simon Hickey.
A Jetstar Airbus A320neo, registration VH-A5E, departed for the Gold Coast shortly after 11:20 a m. local time, AeroTime reported.
Why it matters
The new airport gives Western Sydney a commercial airport of its own, with Jetstar services linking it to the Gold Coast and Melbourne. The reported annual capacity and operating hours set out the scale and schedule of its initial operations.
What happens next
The report gave no further timeline for additional services or airport milestones.
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