Overview
- Qantas Freight’s A321 freighter completed a readiness flight that landed Monday, July 13, and tested aircraft handling, ground operations and cargo transfer procedures at Western Sydney International.
- Western Sydney International says trial flights and system checks will continue over the next fortnight before regular domestic freighter services are due to begin on July 27.
- The airport’s Cargo Precinct includes a 24,000 square‑metre automated terminal designed to move more than 850 tonnes of goods a week and operate 24 hours a day for faster, next‑day deliveries.
- Flight‑path changes linked to the new airport have already taken effect and will shift some freighter movements away from Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport, changing noise and routing over inner‑west suburbs.
- Commercial partners have committed to the precinct, with dnata investing about $32 million alongside Qantas and Menzies, and passenger services are being phased in later with Jetstar planned for October 25 and Qantas for March 28, 2027.