悉尼：周一（10月26日），一架国际航班从悉尼快速发展的西部郊区一座耗资数十亿澳元的新机场起飞。
SYDNEY: The first international flight took off on Monday (Oct 26) from a new, multi-billion-dollar airport in the fast-growing western suburbs of Sydney.
经过四十多年的规划，西悉尼国际机场为悉尼主机场提供了首个替代选择，该主机场已运营一个多世纪。
After more than four decades of planning, Western Sydney International Airport offers the first alternative to the city's main airport which has been operating for more than a century.
周一早上，一架从奥克兰飞来的新西兰航空客机降落在该机场，随后很快起飞，开启了每周三班飞往悉尼以工人阶级为主的西部郊区的航班。
An Air New Zealand plane from Auckland landed and soon afterwards flew out of the airport in the morning, launching a three-flights-a-week service to Sydney's largely working-class western suburbs.
“并非每天都有机会参与开设一座全新国际机场，”新西兰航空首席运营官凯特·博耶说。
"It's not every day you get to be part of opening a brand-new international airport," said Air New Zealand chief operations officer Kate Boyer.
“西悉尼拥有超过250万人口，是澳大利亚游客发现本国所提供的一切的又一门户。”这座单跑道新机场是澳大利亚五十多年来首个新建的主要航空枢纽，周日开始运营国内航班，货运运营则于7月开始。
"Western Sydney is home to more than 2.5 million people and it's a further gateway for Australian visitors to discover everything our country has to offer." The new single-runway airport, Australia's first new major aviation hub in more than five decades, began domestic flights on Sunday, and freight operations in July.
悉尼主机场金斯福德·史密斯机场是澳大利亚最繁忙的机场，其三条跑道去年处理了超过4200万名乘客。
Sydney's main airport, Kingsford Smith, is Australia's busiest, its three runways handling more than 42 million passengers last year.
该机场位于距市中心仅9公里的博特尼湾，使用该机场的飞机在许多城市住宅上空轰鸣而过，宵禁禁止客机在夜间运营。西悉尼的新机场没有此类限制。
Lying in Botany Bay just 9km from the city centre, planes using the airport roar over many city homes, and a curfew bars passenger aircraft from operating during the night. The new airport in western Sydney has no such restrictions.
“通过24小时运营，西悉尼国际机场为航空公司提供了更大的灵活性，以连接全球枢纽，并为旅客提供更多抵达世界的选择，”机场首席执行官西蒙·希基说。2026年10月26日，新开放的西悉尼国际机场外景。
"Through our 24-hour operations, Western Sydney International Airport gives airlines greater flexibility to connect into global hubs and travellers more choice in how they reach the world," said airport chief executive Simon Hickey. An exterior view of the newly-opened Western Sydney International Airport in Sydney on Oct 26, 2026.
澳洲航空的廉价航空公司捷星航空现在是主要的国内承运商，飞往黄金海岸、墨尔本和布里斯班。
Qantas' budget carrier Jetstar is now the main domestic carrier, flying to the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Brisbane.
该机场表示，其他国际航空公司即将进驻，包括卡塔尔航空（将于2027年12月进驻）、斐济航空（将于2027年3月进驻）和越捷航空（将于2027年1月进驻）。
The airport says other international carriers are coming, including Qatar Airways from December 2027, Fiji Airways from March 2027, and Vietjet Air from January 2027.
该机场建成耗资53亿澳元（约合37亿美元），不包括周边交通工程，可通过公路到达，但预计至少要到2027年12月才能开通直达铁路。
Built at a cost of A$5.3 billion (US$3.7 billion), excluding surrounding transport works, the airport is reachable by road but is not expected to have a direct rail link until at least December 2027.
澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯表示，新机场标志着澳大利亚开启了“美好的新篇章”。
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the new airport marked a "wonderful new chapter" for Australia.
他在周末表示，该机场还将为西悉尼带来经济和就业机会，该地区常被这座城市著名的港口和中央商务区（CBD）所掩盖。
It would also drive economic and jobs into western Sydney, an area often overshadowed by the city's famed harbour and central business district (CBD), he said at the weekend.
“悉尼长期以来一直面向港口和中央商务区。这项工程将其转向人们居住的地方、就业发生的地方，以及西悉尼投资发生的地方。”
"For too long, Sydney has looked towards the harbour and the CBD. What this does is turn it around to where people live, to where jobs occur, to where investment occurs in western Sydney."