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Sydney’s sprawling new airport is finally being put to the test

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 21, 2026 • 09:00 AM
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Western Sydney International’s backers, including the Albanese government, say travellers will embrace the hub. They’re about to find out if that’s true.

Sydney’s sprawling new airport is finally being put to the test

In the 1989 movie Field of Dreams , Kevin Costner hears an eerie voice telling him that if he builds a baseball diamond within his cornfield, legends of the game will mysteriously arrive and play on it.

“If you build it, he will come,” the voice says. That mantra is also what Western Sydney International Airport’s stakeholders, led by the Albanese government, are pinning their hopes on as they prepare for the new 24-hour gateway to open this weekend .

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