From October 26, the Kiwi carrier will fly three times weekly using Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, and will take off one month sooner than Singapore Airlines, which will commence WSI flights to Changi in November.
“Flying directly into Western Sydney opens up a catchment of more than 2.5 million people, including a significant New Zealand community, and supports stronger business, tourism and visiting friends and family links between our two countries,” Air general manager short-haul and domestic Lucy Hall said.
Federal Minister for Transport Catherine King added that while there were clearly “challenges facing aviation”, today’s announcement showed the industry would “bounce back”.
WSI is projected to deliver 162,000 international visitors to NSW and $530m in visitor expenditure.
