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Air NZ confirms launch date for new Western Sydney Airport service
April 8th 2026
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) has commenced ticket sales for its new nonstop route from Auckland to Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) due to take off from October 26 this year. Read More » The Star Alliance member has scheduled three flights a week to the new Sydney airport with A320 family aircraft. "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 NZ general manager for short haul and domestic, Lucy Hall, said. "Together with our services to Sydney Kingsford Smith, this new route gives customers more choice and flexibility when travelling between New Zealand and Australia." Air NZ will be the first airline to fly internationally from WSI, with its Auckland route starting a month earlier than Singapore Airlines’ daily nonstop service from Changi scheduled to launch on November 23. "We’re delighted to have Air New Zealand as a trusted partner, with the airline significantly advancing its flight schedule to take off from WSI in October," WSI CEO, Simon Hickey, said.
