Holidaymaker goes viral for Western Sydney airport blunder: ‘I’m meant to be in Perth’

Key points

• A holidaymaker who flew into Western Sydney Airport from Auckland said he thought he had travelled to Western Australia. The airport opened on Sunday, and its first commercial flight landed that day.
• He told a TV interview he realised on the flight that he was not heading to Perth, but said it was not the worst thing while on holiday. Another passenger, Julie Lundmark, said she looked out of the window after landing on a Jetstar flight and had no idea where she was.
• There are no direct flights between Perth and the new airport.