# Western Sydney Airport’s first overseas passengers mistake location for Perth

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/confused-passengers-arrive-at-australias-newest-airport-as-holiday-maker-admits-im-meant-to-be-in-perth/
- Published: 2026-10-26T04:35:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T04:47:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16238505/western-sydney-airport-confused-travellers-perth.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Travel, World

## Key points

- A passenger bound for Perth landed in Western Sydney by mistake.
- Another traveller had left her car at Sydney Airport.
- The $5.6 billion terminal has seven airlines signed up.

## Summary

Western Sydney International Airport welcomed its first overseas arrivals on Monday, but some passengers were confused about where they had landed. One holiday-maker from Auckland mistook “Western Sydney” for Western Australia and said he had meant to travel to Perth, highlighting the potential for mix-ups as the new airport opens.

Another passenger arriving from Melbourne said she had not recognised the airport name on her boarding pass and had parked her car at Sydney Airport. A bus and free shuttle link the new airport with St Marys station, but she estimated it would take two hours to reach her car. The new terminal cost $5.6 billion; seven airlines have signed up, with Singapore Airlines due to begin daily Singapore flights on 23 November.

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