We got a private tour of Western Sydney Airport!

[@WesternSydneyInternational]

Thanks for coming, gentlemen! It was a delight. Very keen to get you back closer to opening... we'll roll out the caviar

[@BuildingBeautifully]

Yes please!! 😋 ✈️

[@miks_w8945]

so?

[@daveg2104]

@@miks_w8945 Soooo What?

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks Sam, yes we would love to come back again, closer to opening, and check out the lounges!

[@hipixstudio]

@@TransportVlog hello

[@tasmanianmapping]

Petition for Sharath to visit all Australian states and review their train routes. For Tasmania, he can just go on one of our heritage railways

[@tasmanianmapping]

@@AzByCxDwEt uuh... we have other stuff, like the pedal railway at maydena, the don river railway, and finally the launceston tramway

[@BuildingBeautifully]

Haha, I’ve been on trains in all the east coast states including Tasmania; I went on the Sheffield heritage railway when I was there. WA could be the next one later this year!

[@hughboyd2904]

Massive respect for those wonderful heritage railways in Tassie! Still Australia’s best holiday destination!

[@tasmanianmapping]

@@hughboyd2904 as a tasmanian, that is wonderful to hear!

[@CuriousBanter]

Great content. Although I was expecting some not so buttery questions like noise, parking, public transportation etc from Sharath. But again, goood one!

[@goodyearspokane]

The chemistry here is so strong that only fans is the next logical step

[@BuildingBeautifully]

😳👀

[@k.vn.k]

@@BuildingBeautifully😮🫣

[@TransportVlog]

Thanks!

[@DanIlicComedy]

Lol

[@kismetau]

You guys have great energy together!! I really enjoyed the tour and the info provided by Sam. Looking forward to future videos on the progress of the new airport and also more of you two co-hosting again!

[@BuildingBeautifully]

Thank you!! Likewise, we’re excited to go back

[@kismetau]

@@BuildingBeautifully Quick question: can I assume there will be no airport access fee when taking the metro to WSA?

[@TransportVlog]

@@kismetau That's right! No access fee!

[@kismetau]

@@TransportVlog Thanks Paul! Good to know.

[@RobloxTransportStuff]

I love this channel

[@Norry218]

I was lucky enough to take a tour with Sam and the crew late in 2023, It's awesome to see how far it's come since then. Keep up the awesome work @westernSydneyInternational

[@tacitdionysus3220]

Thanks!

[@BuildingBeautifully]

Thank you for your support!!

[@yggdrasil9039]

The lack of a rail connection from Glenfield really is a traffic disaster waiting to happen. 2 million people from Goulburn to Liverpool are not going to travel via St Mary's. It means the majority of people will drive. They won't catch a bus. When 'express' buses get stuck in gridlock on the M12 and M7 and people are missing flights, a future government will then have to sort this mess out. And it will be much more expensive doing it later on.

[@Creees]

My solution is to build up Goulburn. Why cant goulburn have an airport. The drive from Bowral yo Goulburn is super beautiful. Sydney is too full and New South Wales is super empty

[@GreatAussieDrives]

Amazing stuff Sharath and Paul! I didn't know construction was already this progressed. Can't wait to see it open in 2026! 🤩

[@BuildingBeautifully]

Thank you!! Yes, I’m very excited too (I’m sure that’s obvious!!)

[@ozzy1280]

Very excited to see the opening in a few years. Great update 👍

[@BuildingBeautifully]

Thank you!! Yes, it is very exciting

[@jackpubbo]

Was really interesting to see an update on this airport as someone who lives in blue mountains id prolly use this

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

I'm in the Hawkesbury. Same.

[@ltsmash9544]

Good on ya lads. Love ya work.

[@Pete7554htp]

I usually catch the train to the airport from Campbelltown. Getting to WSI by train for me is a hassle therefore I'll still go to Kingsford-Smith.

[@uzetaab]

I'm looking forward to this airport opening. I live interstate but my parents and sister live in Western Sydney.

[@danielmiu9142]

The collab I never expected

[@TransportVlog]

We do like to surprise people!

[@MrWillyworm1969]

As funny as a fart in an elevator.

[@APWaddington]

Ah yes the No curfew. Western Sydney gets dumped on by eastern Sydney. It's time Kingsford Smith also goes no curfew too. Also lets not forget Sydney's main water storage is just a short emergency water landing away Capt Sully style.

[@UltimaSpark50]

_Western Sydney gets dumped on by eastern Sydney._ Yet again, yet again! …I need to find some earplugs.

[@daveg2104]

With all those high cliffs around it, that would be a spectacular landing. Maybe Prospect Reservoir, but it is quite a bit smaller than Lake Burragorang.

[@baldersackthethird768]

Well Mal Turnbull's wife was or still is in charge of this ....

[@tdb7992]

Perth's airport station is a few minutes walk from the main terminal too, but it was built there so it can be easily accessed when the rest of the terminals are built (I think Qantas finally agreed to move over a month or two ago) so it makes sense for Sydney to do something similar.

[@BuildingBeautifully]

Absolutely, it’s better this way than having Terminal 2 served by nothing.

[@illiiilli24601]

Yeah, though under the current agreement, they'll only move out in 2030. Qantas being Qantas, I'm sure they'll find a way to delay it further

[@gazr9972]

Flew in and out of Abu Dhabi new airport last month. Superb architecture and facilities. WSI looks like a big cow shed.

[@brentsmith1307]

to think I was actually their working on the air side whilst you were filming this

[@TransportVlog]

Possibly! The date was Monday 19th Feb, and it was a rostered day off for most staff, which made it prefect for a tour!

[@sik249]

Top video guys! I cannot wait for this facility to open. Now only if they can build the south-west rail link to the airport. That would be good too.

[@BuildingBeautifully]

Oh that would be very good. Fingers crossed

[@BizMeister]

Good video mate! Keep it up!

[@doubledee9675]

Great planning - a new airport at a location remote for many in Sydney, and then including what looks to be a public transport system which will be very difficult for a high proportion of travellers..

[@chrispekel5709]

What are you on about? It's much closer for 2 million people. And why is the public transport difficult? Where else in sydney do you suggest they built this?

[@doubledee9675]

@@chrispekel5709 There are 2 main problems with the new system. The first is that you have to take an ordinary suburban train, then change to the airport line. There ought to have been a proper service, no changing, from Central to the new airport. Stops at Strathfield, Lidcombe (perhaps) then Parramatta, Blacktown and the airport. The second is that it seems that ordinary suburban rolling stock will be used. That has very limited luggage space.

[@chrispekel5709]

@@doubledee9675 Fair enough. You have to swap in Singapore too, which I always found weird

[@lindsaysmith8119]

Sound like an inner city type. Stick to your local airport.

[@doubledee9675]

@@lindsaysmith8119 Well, no, I don't live in the inner city. Never have and have no wish to do so.

[@Craigbn981]

Great job Sammy - from an old Sydney Trains colleague

[@grahambaker6664]

Arguably it is Sydney's third international airport. The first was Rose Bay Seaplane Airport then Mascot was added.

[@TearyHumor]

Was Rose Bay ever international?

[@grahambaker6664]

@@TearyHumor Yes, both QANTAS on the Imperial Route and TEAL to New Zealand flew from Rose Bay in the 1930s. Edit: Correction: Tasman Empire Airways Limited flew its first Rose Bay to Auckland flight on 30 April 1940.

[@doubledee9675]

@@grahambaker6664 From time to time, our parents would take us for the Sunday afternoon drive (remember those?) to Rose Bay to see the seaplanes take off and land. From memory, they then flew to Lord Howe Island and perhaps a couple of coastal towns in NSW.

[@grahambaker6664]

@@doubledee9675 I remember the Lord Howe Island flights. I think there are still floatplanes to Newcastle and for joy flights. The international seaplanes had ended by the late 1940s. However, when I was learning to fly in the late 1970s, it was still designated as an authorised arrival point for international flights.

[@doubledee9675]

@@grahambaker6664 That continued designation must have some long-forgotten purpose. Are there any sea planes still around which could in an emergency be used for a flight to Auckland or Wellington?

[@Pengu1n111]

Don’t feel bad about the push up Sharath. Literally the first time I ever did a push up, I dislocated my shoulder

[@adrianwindle4616]

Wow, looks like a smart new airport!!😎👍

[@Gary-vv5gt]

I think ksa and wsa will be both haneda and narita of sydney retrospectively

[@JJ-mc8lu]

The most popular flight from here will be the one to Sydneys Kingsford Smith airport to avoid the arduous several hours journey to the city by the choo cho train and getting stuck in traffic on the M7 and M5 we call the carpark!

[@paulliddle6079]

Shout out to the social media team at western Sydney airport for inviting the transport gurus !

[@TransportVlog]

Yes absolutely!

[@jonnythunder92]

I was there on Monday as Im involved with this amazing project. Love the way that every passenger will all check in when arriving via a common kiosk, regardless of airline. Automation with this type of thing is awesome.

[@aisgreen2826]

Sharath is Aus' answer to @Geoff Marshall - and I'm here for it.

[@norbertwalter1995]

Love it, all we need now is a 300kmh rail to centre of Sydney

[@alimfuzzy]

Right now, it's estimated to have the same amount of traffic as Canberra airport.

[@cathalwarrior1650]

A regional airport…..not international…..

[@HaroldSchranz]

@@cathalwarrior1650incorrect. Takes international flights and has a modern terminal and a runway length in excess of 3.2km which is longer than a few other so-called international airports in Australia. A second airport close to a freight rail line between Sydney-Goulburn-Canberra would have made better sense than lumping Western Sydney with another dysfunctional structure and traffic chaos.

[@sandracampbell9036]

No control tower 😭, I know it's modern not to have one, but it looks soooooo good

[@josephj6521]

The design is similar to Athens Int’l, which is 21 years old. The main differences are: Athens was built with 2 parallel runways from the beginning, Athens has a satellite terminal. Both airports can easily be expanded which is good. Feels like Sydney is finally joining the 21st century with regards to airport design. I think this new airport will be more popular than what the planners realize.

[@daveg2104]

As Sydney's second airport, and with more space to play with, they could build a more modern airport. Sydney Airport doesn't have a lot of space to play with, unless they filled in more of Botany Bay. That might upset a few people though.

[@YoyoZee]

It's like Adelaide airport but actually good!

[@yggdrasil9039]

No control tower. No alignment for future regional HSR to connect. No rail connection to Liverpool and SW Sydney via Glenfield. Lots of things need attention with this project.

[@odzergaming]

they dont have control tower because the atc work from home

[@yggdrasil9039]

@@odzergaming 😅😆🤣

[@odzergaming]

@@yggdrasil9039 seriously tho

[@baldersackthethird768]

Better tell Mal's wife, Lucy Turnbull.

[@brianmorris8045]

I don't think it will be the best till it proves itself when operational. But a change is as good as a holiday where new airports are concerned. A long overdue new airport.

[@markosborne886]

Excellent video!

[@TransportVlog]

How many times did we say the word "Excited"? Let us know below. And who said it more. Me or Sharath?

[@davidlang1125]

Great tour from the dazzling duo of infrastructure! That was fun, thanks.

[@BuildingBeautifully]

Haha I love that nickname. You’re most welcome!

[@ternilapilli]

1:47 "Sharath... like Gareth" lol

[@ChrisTopher_Urbanism]

It's okay Sharath, we know you skipped the pushup bit because you were doing one handed clap pushups like Rocky and you didn't want to make everyone else self conscious

[@yesbeautyfly]

If International tourists are given a special printed Opal Card to travel 1 day for Free, then public transport can be promoted. The cost can be included in the Airport tax pp easily. It will work like the tickets of all the major events at Olympic Park.

[@yesbeautyfly]

This new airport is so close to Western Sydney Parklands. I saw smashed wildlife (usually kangaroos) on M7 regularly. Aircraft may hit birds easily.

[@andyturbo]

Oh god yes, all those in the comments section complaining about no curfew or how it will not work, please realese this is the normal for many large cities. Dont ever change your mind on the no curfew.. Finally in Melbourne we are looking forward to not having to accommodate inbound International flights into Sydney that are behind schedule and end up landing and sitting on the taxi ways (occasionally they will depart if the company has a free spot not already taken up) This happens a lot more then people would imagine. It's time to grow up Sydney into a big man without a bedtime!! 🎉❤😂

[@johnparkau1]

0:02 I watch both of you on your respective channels and always enjoy the content very much. However with this post I feel I need to let you know that the volume difference between the spoken content and the attached music forces you to " jump" to quickly find the remote control to turn the volume down then when you start speaking you once have increase the volume so that you can be heard... Then repeat the action at the conclusion of the video or just switch it off. BTW There is nothing wrong with my hearing (I am a pilot).

[@Muhammad_dawud]

i just subscibed cant wait be here

[@astra6712]

A 2nd international airport for NSW has had a lot of problems in the past. Hexham Swamp west of Newcastle was floated in the 60s, Williamtown was floated as Newcastle airport is expanding into international flights but is shared with the RAAF. Richmond was floated at another point. Great to see Sydney gets it all and NSW loses again. Well done .

[@peepeetrain8755]

Newy airport is getting more flights and attention. I am not from Sydney but i can respect that western sydney is the 2nd biggest economy in NSW (after Sydney) and for NSW, Sydney needs a 2nd airport that has no curfew like every other major city in the world.

[@mgp1203]

Western Sydney is the fastest growing region in NSW. About 3m people will live here by 2036 and the current Sydney airport is already at full capacity. The fact there's a curfew doesn't help Sydney either.

[@josephj6521]

I think Newcastle at Williamstown should be expanded (probably Re-built). Of course have an airbase but make it possible to handle international flights and a transport link between Newcastle and the airport. I think it’ll prove popular as more people move up the coast and Hunter regions. It’ll also be good as a safety measure if SYD and Sydney’s western airport has issues.

[@doubledee9675]

Hexham Swamp is so solid that nothing floats on it.

[@TheRealMycanthrope]

Ok, but can we get more than two small bus shelters at St Marys station? There used to be more cover at the old bus stand, before they relocated it to make way for The Tunnel™️ Billions of dollars spent and expected to be generated on and by this project, but (HA! Just got to "Western Sydney is very important." That's rich.) we can't get adequate cover at a vital public transport waiting area, utilised by hundreds of people daily 🙄

[@TheSsalty]

Yep, Badgery's Creek is a total rort - if the state government really cared about Western Sydney they'd invest in urbanising the parts of it that currently exist. Better public transport, higher density housing, etc - not another huge airport that won't benefit most living in Western Syd. Normally this is where I'd complain that the public haven't done enough but the outcry against the airport was pretty significant, yet nothing was done to address it.

[@baldersackthethird768]

​@@TheSsaltyRort is the word for it. Headed by Turnbull 's wife😂

[@airlineshow]

Hopefully the pedestrian connection from metro station to terminal will be enclosed and not just undercover. It needs to be properly weatherproof

[@stevemcintyre4398]

Mighty impressive and convenient given that there are no curfews. But now I'm wondering the future for Kingsford-Smith airport at Mascot. Will it be redeveloped or still accept flights in and out?

[@MaxS-hn8we]

SYD will compete against WSI though they effectively serve different sides of Sydney. WSI is an hours drive west of Sydney CBD so unlikely many on the east will use it.

[@PatSmashYT]

Once the airport is done I'm gonna miss being able to do 100 on the Northern Road

[@tacitdionysus3220]

Great clip. I'm all jealous now. A few random comments: - You have probably heard that WSI will not have a control tower, but multiple cameras (including in infra red) that will display like a virtual control tower at a facility in Eastern Creek. - It's a little harder to do 'virtual' crash fire rescue, so there appears to be a large concrete pad for the first runway fire station on the western side of the runway, near its centre and beside a big rectangular pond. - The Elizabeth Drive bridge over the M12 and rail underpasses at the northern end of the airport is about to open. - The Elizabeth Drive rail underpass has tons of room for four tracks - That combined with spare space along the eastern side of the W S Airport Metro line through the airport are probably to provide a corridor for a later second line (to/from Westmead?). - Given the passenger flow, cross platform transfers would not be needed within the airport. - As I won't be around by then, I can safely speculate the Airport Line will link to Glenfield, and the later line will run to Narellan and Macarthur (with cross platform exchange before lines split around Bringelly - and possibly with the Airport line splitting to do both destinations initially). - I wonder how transfers between flights at different terminals will be done, once they are constructed - perhaps transfer buses airside (like at some major Australian airports), or a 'people mover' connecting terminals inside their secure areas (like at some major US airports)? - I'm 'sowing seeds' wherever possible that WSI is NOT Sydney's second (or third) airport at all, but is Western Sydney's own international airport. Seperate identity, different market mix, more flexible, cheaper operation and run by more pragmatic locals - It's all the more reason why people in the (more populous and productive) West will rarely want/need to go into dear old Harbour Sydney, except as an occasional tourist - Even Tay Tay preferred going West for her venues and zoo visits. Just saying.

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

In relation to the transfers, I would say it would operate not dissimilar to Pudong & Hongqiao Airports in Shanghai (both on opposite sides of the city).I believe they have a mix of airlines, but set routes only go to 1 specific airport, and the budget airlines go to Hongqiao.Hongqiao takes less international if I recall my time there, Pudong still doing the heavy lifting for international flights. I reckon Wellcamp Airport here in Brisbane will be similar again, both Badgery's Creek & Wellcamp being a good 2 hours from current airports.

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

I'm just happy they didn't go with the option to build it near my place.

[@name6002]

Nice!

[@gordo191]

Yeah how wonderful I get to put up with noise 24 7 so looking forward to that. I will swap houses with these people,

[@baldersackthethird768]

Move to FNQ like I did. You'll love it!

[@gordo191]

@@baldersackthethird768 Then a cyclone will blow me away haaa or I drown or eat a poison cane toad or get sting by a jellyfish or eaten by a crocodile.

[@hipixstudio]

ngl i actually believed paul at the start and though you were at hong kong🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aussiefirestorm]

God save the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and St Clair from the flight paths.

[@josephj6521]

Don’t worry. Blue Mtns in particular won’t be effected.

[@chrispekel5709]

They are a long way, there won't be much noise

[@MrWillyworm1969]

K​eep dreaming.

[@baldersackthethird768]

Too late. Blue mountains is in line also. Don't kid yourself. Get out before it's too late.

[@baldersackthethird768]

​@@chrispekel5709haha okay let me know in 3 years when you're suffering from sleep deprivation.

[@greg5076]

Great video, I wish I was there

[@dsbeater4852]

No link to leppington station 🥲

[@scottietheshark]

I live in Leonay, so I can hardly wait to drive less than 30 minutes and get on a plane✈

[@stefenosthepom2649]

I live in leonay too ,can't wait for 24hr aircraft noise...

[@baldersackthethird768]

Yeah enjoy that non stop noise. No-one wants to talk about that.

[@Darthsabi]

"put your phone on airplane mode" video stops

[@padgaprao2617]

I’m not a plane guy but excuse my ignorance I always thought airports had two runways allowing aircraft to take off / land into the wind I thought from the aerial shot I saw one runway and Sharath said he’s was at the western end I’m assuming one east/ west runway ? Can anybody shed light on this ? Thanks

[@MaxS-hn8we]

1 runway until it reaches capacity in 2050 then a second will be added

[@JaborWithaY]

Crossing runways are expensive to build and take up an enormous amount of land area, and you can only use one at a time anyway. They generally don't get built unless the airport is expecting a lot of smaller private planes (which can't handle crosswinds very well and don't need a particularly long runway to land on) or the location has highly variable weather conditions that justify it. They're starting at one runway that points northeast (into Sydney's prevailing winds), and will add another one in the same direction when it's justified by the amount of traffic.

[@ravelandexplorewitharnold]

I do wonder as it's a 24hour airport, but the Metro and Sydney trains don't run 24 hours a day. We are hoping all those tired passengers will take buses or change trains or sit in peak hour traffic to get to the city.

[@Axaul]

Sorry, can’t help but notice the hard hats that Sharath and Paul are wearing are the exact hats my workplace works on. Hard Hat Vented 9 Ratchet (HHV9R) to be exact. I work in the printing department that prints logos onto those hats.

[@TransportVlog]

Cool! They were part of the WSI PPE kit for guests.

[@bengray976]

Great video

[@ForTheBirbs]

Private jet and caviar eh. Lol. Is great you both got special access. Cheers

[@Creees]

I just subscribed

[@trentbrown3877]

LOL. Great intro!

[@stronzer59]

feel for the folk who have built their dream home near by and are now soaked in jet noise 24 hours a day till they move or die.

[@qTytan]

nice!

[@noahwon9253]

Is there any news on Qantas Link flying in? Regional services always get bumped and are super limited to KS due to landing limits.

[@MrWillyworm1969]

It should have a curfew the same as Sydney airport does. People in western sydney need to sleep too. People are already living around the new airport and have been long before the airport was thought of.

[@odzergaming]

the whole point of building this airport is to have no curfew

[@baldersackthethird768]

They don't care about the people of Western Sydney. Isn't that obvious. Get out now while your house is still worth something.

[@andyturbo]

Oh god no. Finally in Melbourne we are looking forward to not having to accommodate inbound International flights into Sydney that are behind schedule and end up landing and sitting on the taxi ways (occasionally they will depart if the company has a free spot not already taken up) This happens a lot more then people would imagine. It's time to grow up Sydney into a big man without a bedtime!! 🎉❤😂

[@hitmaneidos]

I don't like same terminal for domestic and international flights. Usually it means more restrictions on what you can carry on domestic flights, and increased security checks.

[@WesternSydneyInternational]

Hi! Just butting in here to say that domestic and international operations will be kept seperate

[@hitmaneidos]

@@WesternSydneyInternationalThanks for clarifying

[@douglachman7330]

No need to play dumb jokers. You both have respected sites based on content ie perspective and context that informs and educates your viewers.

[@Bngn_Snkrs]

Tube on the abandoned platform at st Leonard ms thanks

[@gdawwg1125]

You mean the old station on the other side of Pacific hwy? I used to use that platform in the 90's

[@mudbuddha123]

is the no curfew just for cargo freight? or also passenger flights?

[@MaxineBlueMtns]

It’s going to be a nightmare up here in the Blue Mountains. Low flying planes 24/7

[@garydunken7934]

International airport with 1 runway? In this day and age, they should have planned 2 runways and expansion option up to 4. One runway would be limiting in the near future.

[@odzergaming]

you need to research more

[@desgoulding7154]

I like to know where the train 🚆 to narrellan to the new Airport is going to come. Or has this been STOPPED full stop?I know a train is coming the other way.

[@kimriley5655]

An amazing piece of Civil construction. Thanks for the lighthearted informative video. But its operation going to effect the whole of the Sydney basin. Aircraft Noise, traffic chaos and pollution. The increase costs from ROI of running this new airport. The new WSI and SYD aircraft movements basically will effect everyone from opening. Plus the many Ground travel and resupply issues assigned to TfNSW well into 2030's.

[@baldersackthethird768]

Air pollution? No one in Western Sydney likes to talk about the filth they breathe in. Beautiful up here in FNQ though.

[@eds4743]

World-class cities need 24-hour airports.

[@eds4743]

@@baldersackthethird768 Boring as hell though after 2 weeks

[@kimriley5655]

@@eds4743 There is a case for them. The good ones are away from City Basins like ours. with fast transport connections

[@ccm4455]

Thankfully i have resigned and left from this project from bechtel/wsa

[@YourAverage_Duck]

aww man airplane mode guess i cant watch the video

[@pickle_jammies]

Will there be direct services from Denistone station? if not, why not? :)

[@daveg2104]

Of course there will be. Denistone is the most important station on the Sydney Trains network, after all. And Sharath's favourite.

[@harrygoldun5779]

Why on earth a heavy rail line was not costructed with a direct connection at St. Mary's one will never know, although we really do, just taking the cheap.option. What a pain, change at St. Mary's for an ST service instead of a seamless trip to town.

[@peterwaugh9416]

Can't wait for this, 24 hours per day will be good for the airlines. If connecting passengers are late getting into Dubai they have to leave them behind to beat the curfew into Sydney. This has happened. One Emirates flight leaves Heathrow for Dubai & about the same time a flight leaves Manchester. They all join the same flight to Sydney. Once the Manchester flight was late getting in & about 50 people had to wait 9 hours in Dubai. A few chose to get on a flight to Sydney via Singapore but took longer. I live in Glenmore Park so I already get aircraft noise so I have no issue with more. Also, every new plane that comes on the market is quieter. For those who say Sydney has a curfew they still run propeller aircraft all night for cargo flights.

[@ricoganteng6409]

Come to Indonesia, we have more in to review

[@elenawalker3746]

Considering the WEF want to limit how much we fly by 2030 will the aviation industry survive?

[@andybyron1]

Is there a train station adjacent to the airport?

[@MaxS-hn8we]

They are building a metro which will open at the same time as the airport

[@mitchellgrimston3592]

Jeopardising World Heritage status of our Blue Mtns, pure contempt for the sleep quality and well being of Western Sydney and the Blue Mtns residents. But, we can get our produce to SE Asia in time for breakfast.

[@baldersackthethird768]

Exactly. Move up to FNQ. Beautiful air and water. Western Sydney is already covered in filthy air. Why do people keep ignoring facts?? Isn't it clear that the suits hate people in western Sydney?

[@odzergaming]

So people from Melbourne have shit sleep quality?

[@mattymcmacca]

Subbing because i want a seat on the private jet XD

[@batterysurf]

I sent an expression of interest to WSA. still awaiting something.

[@SpektrikMusic]

sounds like a lot of compromises to cut cost and will probably end up costing more in the long run.

[@matthewalker]

I wonder if it would be feasible for someone to offer helicopter transfers between the airports?

[@odzergaming]

Airspace already too busy and too costly

[@bign1667]

11:12 😂 beautiful view of the western sydney sun 🌞 burning 🔥 excessive heat through the glass 🪟 windows turning the airport into a microwave let's not also forget the the radio/radiation wave signals 📻 from the many various frequencies mhz/ghz for communications and remotes sending signals inside and outside of the airport 😂

[@baldersackthethird768]

Beautiful view of the smog covered mountains. The ignorance is off the hook😂

[@mohuckmedshishkeblob1712]

All well and good just as long as you don't live nearby, what a nightmare locals are in for.

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

9:12 "Western Sydney locals don't have to travel an hour and a half..." No.. it is WAY LONGER! From the Sydney CBD each day it takes me 2.5 hours to travel out to the WSA site. But recently I was staying at my mother's place in Liverpool, and it took me more than 3.5 hours to get to work by public transit each day (almost 8 HOURS commute every single day of the week). For my colleagues who drive - just 25 minutes. But we shouldn't be encouraging cars especially when they are forecasting 10 million passengers a year!

[@minhsun5441]

Most employees working at Sydney Kingsford smith Airport for airline provide parking by their companies because of shift work they need to start early , public transport cant do it. Do you know what you are talking about ?

[@minhsun5441]

I reject a job that force me to to travel to western sydney 1 hour, I want the company to provide a car but they want to save money . I give them a finger and the manager agree . You spend 7 hour travel to work ? must be quite desperate with big mortgage over your head.

[@daveg2104]

Almost 8 HOURS commute every single day of the week? That's a commute. The transport infrastructure is still under construction at WSA. I can' say how well it will work, but hopefully better than 2.5 hrs from the CBD - a Sydney Trains meltdown or pileup on a Motorway not withstanding.

[@fjeoijweiojfweio8212]

i mean, what do you expect from a construction site in the middle of greenfield... good public transport? the metros being built + BRT, most people will take PT by 2026..

[@daveb3987]

Interesting that the connection to the metro will be outside. Is that right?

[@MaxS-hn8we]

The station is actually located in what will eventually be the middle of 4 terminals. They are only building 1 terminal for the 2026 opening.

[@daveb3987]

@@MaxS-hn8we saw that later in the vid, good news then!

[@daveb3987]

I remember reading that it was modelled on Incheon Airport and having lived over there and made good use of that train, it’s a good one to compare with. The airport railroad there connects nicely to both terminals via an enclosed connected walkway. Western Sydney doesn’t get as cold as Seoul but at times cold enough!

[@kuyans3889]

Yay more air freight! the faster delivery and better prices will allow me to buy knick knacks and widgets and rates not yet known! sure would be a shame if this increased consumption of goods, and increased transport emissions had some kind of effect on the climate. I'm sure we don't have to worry about it :)

[@baldersackthethird768]

Yeah you'll be all good bro😂😂