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When it opens in 2026, WSI will be capable of welcoming five million passengers, but that will rocket to 80 million by 2063. To put those figures in context, that’s almost twice as many as the regular Sydney Kingsford Smith today.
The proposal would give general aviation pilots a new corridor in class G airspace, giving them a more direct route to Bankstown from the southeast and relieving congestion in the north and west.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has confirmed it will fly from the 24-hour greenfield airport when it opens in 2026, connecting WSI non-stop to Singapore Changi Airport. The announcement follows a memorandum of understanding signed between WSI and SIA in 2023.
The work stoppages will occur from 1am to 5am, 7am to 11am, and 6pm to 10pm on Friday 23 August, and could affect 16 airlines including Qantas, Virgin, Jetstar, Air New Zealand, Delta and British Airways, with longer domestic and long-haul international flights most likely to be impacted.
Skyports and Wagner will look at potential vertiport sites in Wagner’s real estate portfolio around South-East Queensland and collaborate with potential electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) operators, including Wisk, to find locations and support advanced air mobility (AAM).
The $217 million precinct will be located between the airport’s two parallel runways and will house aircraft and resources for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, LifeFlight, Retrieval Services Queensland and Queensland Police Service Aviation Capability Group.
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