澳大利亚：西悉尼国际机场迎来首班国际航班，新西兰航空奥克兰航线10月26日开通
10月26日上午，一架新西兰航空客机从奥克兰飞抵澳大利亚西悉尼国际机场，随后执飞返程航班，成为这座新机场迎来的首班国际客运航班。这座以澳大利亚首位女性商业飞行员南茜·伯德·沃尔顿命名的机场，前一日刚迎来首班国内客运航班，10月26日的国际首航标志着它正式成为悉尼第二座国际机场。按计划，新西兰航空每周一、周三、周五执飞奥克兰至西悉尼航线，使用空客A320或A321机型，奥克兰出发时间为早上6时，抵达西悉尼为早上7时45分，返程于早上8时55分起飞，下午2时10分抵达奥克兰。西悉尼国际机场位于悉尼快速发展的西部郊区，服务人口约250万人，与位于市中心东侧、实行夜间宵禁的悉尼金斯福德·史密斯机场形成互补；新机场全天24小时运作，不设宵禁。机场方面表示，远期规划中，到2030年代机场年旅客量可达1000万人次，相关岗位可支持约8500人就业。对居住在悉尼西部的旅客而言，这条航线省去了横穿市区前往主机场的路程，也为跨塔斯曼海的探亲、旅游和商务往来多了一个就近选择。
Australia: First International Flight Arrives at Western Sydney International Airport as Air New Zealand Auckland Route Launches on October 26
On the morning of October 26, an Air New Zealand aircraft flew from Auckland to Australia's Western Sydney International Airport and then operated the return flight, becoming the first international passenger flight received by the new airport. The airport, named after Nancy-Bird Walton, Australia's first female commercial pilot, had welcomed its first domestic passenger flight the previous day, and the international inaugural flight on October 26 marks its official debut as Sydney's second international airport. Under the schedule, Air New Zealand will operate the Auckland to Western Sydney route every Monday, Wednesday and Friday using Airbus A320 or A321 aircraft, departing Auckland at 6:00 a.m., arriving in Western Sydney at 7:45 a.m., with the return flight departing at 8:55 a.m. and arriving in Auckland at 2:10 p.m. Western Sydney International Airport is located in Sydney's fast-growing western suburbs, serving a population of about 2.5 million, and complements Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, which sits east of the city center and operates under a nighttime curfew; the new airport operates 24 hours a day with no curfew. The airport said that under long-term plans, annual passenger volume could reach 10 million by the 2030s, with related jobs supporting about 8,500 positions. For travelers living in Sydney's west, this route eliminates the trip across the city to the main airport and offers a closer option for trans-Tasman family visits, tourism and business travel.
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图片来源：西悉尼国际机场航拍（资料图）。摄影：BulbazaurREX，CC0，取自 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Western Sydney International Airport aerial (file photo). Credit: BulbazaurREX, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
