ABC News
Holly Tregenza
02 October 2024
The first plane has officially taken off and landed at Australia's newest international airport in Western Sydney, to the delight of a small but enthusiastic faction of dedicated planespotters.
Six years after construction began at Western Sydney Airport, a test pilot landed on the tarmac in a small Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche aircraft, successfully completing a series of landing and take-off runs ahead of the introduction of larger passenger planes scheduled to begin using the runway two years from now.
"It's absolutely fantastic, surreal," said locals Angela and Darren, who went to witness the milestone.
