While we see airports open new terminals pretty frequently, it’s not often we see a new international airport open altogether. After all, airports require a lot of vacant land, and that can be tough to find near large population centers.
Along those lines, Sydney will shortly see the opening of a second commercial airport, which is the country’s first new major airport in roughly 50 years. I last wrote about this project around a year ago, so I’d like to provide an update, as tickets are now on sale for travel out of the airport, and we’re just months from the first passenger flights.
Qantas and Jetstar have committed to offering domestic flights from the airport. The plan is for Qantas to base five jets there, and for low cost subsidiary Jetstar to base 10 jets there. Virgin Australia hasn’t yet announced plans to fly to the airport. When it comes to launch dates:
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
