Western Sydney Airport (WSI) Discussion

[dajop]

On WSI lounges, notices this snippet in the PER Airport Master Plan (draft) just published.



I wonder whether some of the smaller Australian airports (eg. PEE, WSI, ADL, OOL) are pushing this.

The big difference in Australia I guess is the differential level of security (particularly liquids) and access (ticket required for international)

I guess the closest you get to this is OOL, where you go through to the domestic departure lounge, before proceeding through additional security and immigration to the international gates which is a much smaller space.

 

[SeaWolf]

I guess the closest you get to this is OOL, where you go through to the domestic departure lounge, before proceeding through additional security and immigration to the international gates which is a much smaller space.

ADL and CBR have that as well.
I'd be curious to know what airports overseas are doing the co-mingling of domestic and international passengers. I don't think I've ever seen it.

 

[Aeryn]

I'd be curious to know what airports overseas are doing the co-mingling of domestic and international passengers. I don't think I've ever seen it.

US airports commonly have domestic and international passengers in the same terminal - this is because USA doesnt do outgoing immigration checks (just ID check at check-in) ; they rely on airline data to know that you actually left.

And they dont offer true transit do force you to clear immigration and enter the USA even if flying onwards straight away.

 

[SeaWolf]

US airports commonly have domestic and international passengers in the same terminal - this is because USA doesnt do outgoing immigration checks (just ID check at check-in) ; they rely on airline data to know that you actually left.

Oh yes, good point. I'd forgotten about the US system of doing it. I think they're the only country (that I know of) that doesn't do outbound immigration checks.

 

[Aeryn]

Oh yes, good point. I'd forgotten about the US system of doing it. I think they're the only country (that I know of) that doesn't do outbound immigration checks.

At Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) its mostly domestic but they have a small number of inter-South American flights including to Brazil.

Common check-in and initial screening for the domestic, then once upstairs (quite hidden) an extra screening area for the 2 tiny gates that have international flights.

 

[SYD]

ADL and CBR have that as well.
I'd be curious to know what airports overseas are doing the co-mingling of domestic and international passengers. I don't think I've ever seen it.

I’m not sure what else they mean besides exactly that? Swing gates either directly to standard domestic arrivals / departures or from the secure ABF control space for departures (and seperate international arrivals).

 

[moa999]

guess the closest you get to this is OOL,

I read PERs description as looking for something different - notably the word "common" - ie. Combining domestic and international departure areas.

Possibly check-in, international immigration, back to common departure area, and then maybe a final separate security check to gate lounge (like say SIN)