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Western Sydney International Airport Opens Commercial Flights With Inaugural Jetstar Service

Western Sydney International Airport has launched commercial operations, with Jetstar operating the first flight from the new facility.

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Western Sydney International Airport opened to commercial passengers on Sunday. Jetstar operated the inaugural flight, JQ362, using an Airbus A320 Neo. The Guardian, SBS, The Aviation Hub, MiGFlug, and Economy Class & Beyond all reported on the opening of the new airport. [1][2][4][7][8]

The Guardian reported that flight JQ362 carried 188 passengers. According to Jetstar, 30 seats were set aside for media and VIP guests, while the remaining 158 tickets sold out in 45 minutes. The Guardian described the new facility as a 5.3 billion dollar greenfield development that was more than 40 years in the making. [1]

As FTMQ Travel reported earlier, Western Sydney International Airport is Australia's first major greenfield airport in more than 50 years. Western Sydney is a region of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, that encompasses 11 local government areas, including Blacktown, Liverpool, Parramatta, and Penrith. [9][10]

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In short

  • Western Sydney International Airport opened to commercial flights on Sunday.
  • Jetstar operated the inaugural flight, JQ362, using an Airbus A320 Neo.
  • The 158 public seats for the first flight sold out in 45 minutes.
  • The new airport is a 5.3 billion dollar greenfield development.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]A place in the history books but no toastie: my time on board Western Sydney airport’s inaugural flightThe Guardian, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]'Historic day for Western Sydney' as new airport takes flightSBS, 1d ago
  3. [3]Everything you need to know about Western Sydney Airport as it opens to passengersThe Canberra Times, 4h ago
  4. [4]Western Sydney Airport Opens: Jetstar Makes History With First FlightThe Aviation Hub, 12h ago
  5. [5]Western Sydney Wanderers vs Auckland: A-League Men stats & head-to-headBBC, 14h ago
  6. [6]Sydney FC 0-1 Western Sydney (12 Nov, 2022) Final ScoreESPN, 1d ago
  7. [7]Western Sydney International Opens: First Jetstar Flight Takes OffMiGFlug, 10h ago
  8. [8]Western Sydney International Airport opens to trafficEconomy Class & Beyond -, 6h ago

Background

  1. [9]Western Sydney on Wikipedia
  2. [10]Western Sydney International Airport details accessibility features ahead of opening FTMQ Travel, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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