CANBERRA, ACT, June 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
After 15 years of planning, seven years of construction and a year of testing; Western Sydney International Airport will welcome its first passengers on 25 October 2026.
Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) is Australia's brand-new full-service airport operating curfew-free to deliver international, domestic and freight services.
With Western Sydney now Australia's third-largest economy and home to half of the city's population, the new airport will serve up to 10 million passengers annually, with scalable expansion to meet future demand.
Jetstar will operate the airport's first ever commercial passenger flight, with a...