Air New Zealand flies first international passengers to new Sydney airport

Monday 26 October 2026 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 26 Oct, 3:48pm

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Air New Zealand has become the first international airline to land at Western Sydney International Airport. The inaugural flight from Auckland arrived at 7.28am on Monday, marking the start of a new service that will run three times weekly until March 2027.

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1. 1NewsMon 26 Oct, 10:41am

   Air NZ flies first international passengers into new Sydney airport (opens in new tab)

2. StuffMon 26 Oct, 11:53am

   Watch: Air New Zealand makes historic first landing at Western Sydney Airport (opens in new tab)

3. RNZMon 26 Oct, 3:48pm

   Air New Zealand becomes first international airline to land in Sydney's new airport (opens in new tab)