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Air NZ to fly where no one has flown before – to Western Sydney

ANALYSIS: The timing may not be ideal, but Air New Zealand’s decision to use the new Sydney Airport looks like a sound investment in a growing market.

WATCH: NBR senior journalist Lachlan Colquhoun speaks with Simon Shepherd.

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At 9am on October 26 this year, an Air New Zealand A320 or A321 Airbus will be the first international flight to take off from Sydney's new airport, Western Sydney International (WSI).

Also called Nancy Bird Walton Airport, the new facility is named after a pioneering aviatrix who, in the 1930s at

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Lachlan Colquhoun Wed, 08 Apr 2026
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