First passengers lift off from WSI

Key points

• The first passenger flight has taken off from Western Sydney International Airport, a new facility in Sydney's west. Jetstar flight JQ362 is carrying passengers to the Gold Coast, the first service linking the two cities.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the airport is the first major new airport opened in Australia in more than 50 years. The airport is part of an $18 billion investment, with planned rail and road projects to follow.
• Airlines including Qantas, Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways will operate services from the site.