Western Sydney airport begins Auckland international service
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Western Sydney International began international passenger operations on Oct. 26, 2026, when Air New Zealand flight NZ165 arrived from Auckland. Its return flight, NZ166, departed for Auckland after a stopover. The airport’s first passenger operations began the day before, Oct. 25, with a Jetstar domestic flight to the Gold Coast. The airport, formally named Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton), is at Badgerys Creek in Western Sydney.
The Auckland route is scheduled for three weekly return services, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. That gives travelers a direct Western Sydney–Auckland option on those days, rather than a daily service. The prime minister’s office said the inaugural return flight was full. The airport operates without a curfew.
Singapore Airlines’ daily nonstop service is scheduled to begin Nov. 23, 2026. That planned route would offer a daily option, compared with Auckland’s three weekly returns, but it has not yet started.
Sources
- Western Sydney goes international, Prime Minister of Australia
- About Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- First international flight arrives at the new Western Sydney airport, Euronews
- Air New Zealand kicks off Western Sydney’s international flights, Australian Aviation
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