航空资讯 · Simple Flying · 信息日期 2026-10-14
The New Mega-Hub Airport Being Purpose-Built Around Just 15 Jets
Qantas has been involved since before ground was first broken at Western Sydney International Airport.
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要点
- Western Sydney Airport (WSI) will be Australia’s first major greenfield airport in more than half a century when it opens later this month. Besides Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD), the new site promises to drastically increase capacity around one of Australia’s most populous cities.
- Most importantly, the airport will operate without curfews, meaning flights at all hours of the day, unlike its established counterpart. Current commitments are for just 15 aircraft to be based at the brand-spanking-new hub, all of which will come from Qantas Group. These will all be narrowbody jets
- Ten will fly under Jetstar Airways colors, with the remaining five coming from its parent Qantas. With just a handful of aircraft actually set to call the new airport home, and all of these in the hands of one ultimate parent company, Western Sydney is in many ways being purpose-built under Qantas’
- Qantas’ Early Involvement In Western Sydney
- Back in 2019, Western Sydney entered into a memorandum of understanding with both Qantas, and Virgin Australia Group that would “see the airlines provide insights into designing and planning.” At the time, the airport said there would also be discussions about future Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Australi
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