Jetstar, Air New Zealand operate first passenger flights from new Western Sydney International Airport

The Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) recently welcomed its first regularly scheduled passenger flights by Jetstar and Air New Zealand. 

From WSI, the first domestic flight was operated by Qantas’ budget subsidiary on October 25. Operating as JQ362 for the Gold Coast, the first regularly scheduled domestic flight from Australia’s newest airport departed at 1100H.

After the first domestic flights, Air New Zealand operated the first international flights to WSI the following day (October 26). NZ165 arrived to WSI from Auckland in the morning, and the return flight departed later as NZ166.

Following Jetstar and Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines will be the second foreign airline to launch international flights to WSI from Singapore on November 23. Both carriers will be followed by VietJet with its new route from Ho Chi Minh City starting January 9, 2027, and Fiji Airways from Nadi from March 2027. Qatar Airways recently announced it will launch its own non-stop route to WSI from its hub at Doha from December 15, 2027.

Located around 50 kilometers from Sydney Airport and up to 60 kilometers from the Sydney CBD, the WSI is a 24-hour airport. While regularly scheduled passenger flights are just starting, cargo operations have been ongoing at the airport since late July.