Western Sydney Airport’s First Week, Flight by Flight
In its first week, Western Sydney International has Jetstar flights to Melbourne and the Gold Coast every day, Brisbane three days a week and Air New Zealand to Auckland on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Western Sydney International’s first full week brings three Jetstar routes and one Air New Zealand route. Melbourne and the Gold Coast run every day, Brisbane three days a week and Auckland on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Nothing else starts until Singapore Airlines on 23 November.
Jetstar’s JQ362 to the Gold Coast, at 11am on Sunday 25 October, was scheduled as the airport’s first passenger flight. Air New Zealand’s first service was set for Monday 26 October.
The week, day by day
| Day | Jetstar | Air New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct | Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane | — |
| Wed 28 Oct | Melbourne, Gold Coast | Auckland |
| Thu 29 Oct | Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane | — |
| Fri 30 Oct | Melbourne, Gold Coast | Auckland |
| Sat 31 Oct | Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane | — |
| Sun 1 Nov | Melbourne, Gold Coast | — |
| Mon 2 Nov | Melbourne, Gold Coast | Auckland |
Jetstar flies up to 14 times a week to Melbourne. It raised the Gold Coast from four a week to daily after its trial flight on 1 September. Every Jetstar flight is an A320.
Air New Zealand flies A320s and A321s, and they’re economy only at WSI. NZ166 leaves at 9:05am and lands in Auckland at 2:20pm. NZ165 leaves Auckland at 6:10am and lands at WSI at 7:55am. When we checked, the airline still listed lounge access at WSI as “to be confirmed”.
Coming next
| Airline | Starts | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore Airlines | 23 Nov 2026 | Singapore daily, A350-900 with Business. SQ201 lands 22:20; SQ202 leaves 23:55. |
| Qantas | 28 Mar 2027 | QantasLink E190s to Melbourne and Brisbane, four a week each |
The federal infrastructure department says WSI is meant to become Sydney’s airport for overnight freight from 1 November.
Check-in and timings
- Air New Zealand says international check-in closes 90 or 120 minutes before departure, depending on the flight. The bag drop closing time is on the e-ticket and in the Air NZ app. For the 9:05am Auckland flight, plan to be there by 7am.
- Jetstar opens online check-in 48 hours before departure. Carry-on-only passengers with a digital boarding pass can go straight to security. Anyone checking bags should arrive earlier.
- The free WSI Link bus from St Marys station runs every 30 minutes, from 4:30am to midnight Sunday to Thursday and to 1am on Friday and Saturday. Transport for NSW expects the trip to take about 30 minutes in normal traffic. Parking at the St Marys Park&Ride is free.
Sources
- Jetstar, Qantas and Jetstar to launch flights from Western Sydney International Airport, 10 Jun 2026
- Jetstar, Jetstar touches down at Western Sydney International for trial flight, 1 Sep 2026
- Air New Zealand, Western Sydney International Airport route page, checked 22 Oct 2026
- Air New Zealand, International check-in, checked 22 Oct 2026
- Jetstar, Getting to the airport: domestic flights, checked 22 Oct 2026
- Singapore Airlines, daily services to Western Sydney International from November 2026, 24 Mar 2026
- Department of Infrastructure, Western Sydney Airport set to open
- Transport for NSW, WSI Link, checked 22 Oct 2026
- Transport for NSW, Airport will take off with free bus connection to train network, 20 Jan 2026
Casie Stewart is Senior Editor at Not An Atlas, usually found in a Toronto coffee shop in a cute outfit, laptop open, coffee in hand and phone (always) within arm's reach. Some of her warmest memories are of fishing and camping in New Zealand's Bay of Islands with her family as a kid. She's a New Zealand citizen, and it will always feel like home. She takes the window seat (she wants to see the world, not the beverage cart), swears by her Trtl travel pillow (comfort over cool, always) and orders whatever the locals are having. Waking up to the sounds of the rainforest in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle is her “this is why I travel” moment, and Arizona's deserts and sunsets are where she'd go back tomorrow. She covers the places, people, food and festivals that make a destination memorable. Friends say funny, effervescent and organized. Her mum adds cuddly. Next stop: Bali.
