Western Sydney Airport (WSI) Discussion

[Saab34]

They might do what they did at Avalon and move a couple of DPS services over per week while picking up some incentives/funding alongside.

 

[dajop]

So if i type JFK dont gove me EWR (which isnt even in NYC, its a 4 connection ride to Jersey - 2 subways, nj transit plus air train), if i type SYD give me only SYD not WSI or NTL, if I type MEL dont give me AVV.

There needs to be a tick-box to include /exclude "nearby" airports, i dont consider WSI even remotely near SYD. If i search for BNE i dont expect to see OOL flights same thing.

I think for domestic, it's going to need to be differentiated.

For SQ, they're building an extra schedule offering (time wise) with all these extra connections from the Sydney metro area that they simply didn't offer at that time of day. Of course it's reasonable for them to include it in Sydney. As long as it's clear that it is from or to WSI.

Also, if you're travelling to MEL or BNE and have to add an hour or so to your journey to get to WSI it is significant. If you're travelling to BOM or KIX or further to LHR then that hour or so extra isn't quite so significant.

 

[Warragul]

There needs to be a tick-box to include /exclude "nearby" airports

Agree 100%. An optional 'exact' match search based on airport code

 

[justinbrett]

I search by airporr code, having previously used LGA, JFK and EWR i know i prefer to fly from JFK cause its a simpler and easier commute from where i stay and has nicer lounges for a OWE.

So if i type JFK dont gove me EWR (which isnt even in NYC, its a 4 connection ride to Jersey - 2 subways, nj transit plus air train), if i type SYD give me only SYD not WSI or NTL, if I type MEL dont give me AVV.

There needs to be a tick-box to include /exclude "nearby" airports, i dont consider WSI even remotely near SYD. If i search for BNE i dont expect to see OOL flights same thing.

It's up to the airline how they implement the codes - QF doesn't let you search by metro codes, but for most locations will expand searches to co-terminals (eg HND will include NRT, LHR will include LGW).

JQ uses “VIZ” as the metro code for Melbourne, which appears to be made up (doesn’t appear in the IATA database) and the metro code should be MEL.

I’m 100% sure Australian airlines will split the results for SYD and WSI.