Western Sydney Airport (WSI) Discussion

[SeatBackForward]

Unfortunately an absolute disaster of a start.
Things can only get better though

Surely not:

 

[jase05]

Surely not:

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Numerous 2-3hrs delays and the odd cancellation. I started getting messages just before midnight and had to start organising getting freight back to SYD and on to pax or tag flights. Been an absolute mess of a day

 

[markis10]

Numerous 2-3hrs delays and the odd cancellation. I started getting messages just before midnight and had to start organising getting freight back to SYD and on to pax or tag flights. Been an absolute mess of a day

Good old hindsight suggests ghosting ops across the two airports might have been a better option. I have memories of HKG and landing at the new airport on the first day, it was not pretty.

 

[jase05]

Good old hindsight suggests ghosting ops across the two airports might have been a better option. I have memories of HKG and landing at the new airport on the first day, it was not pretty.

It was Qantas staffing issue and it was predictable and preventable. Only had how many years to be prepared?

 

[SeatBackForward]

Only had how many years to be prepared?

Knowing what management in large corporations are like, the majority of the time would've been spent discussing how their bonuses would be improved.

 

[Melburnian1]

'SMH" online features a resident of the Oaks (near Macarthur and Campbelltown, and 25km as the crow flies from WSI) complaining about aircraft noise in the 'small hours' from freighter plane(s) flying to Melbourne or Adelaide.

The point was made that the Oaks is not on a flight path route. I've not looked up the information to test that claim.

Yet in Luddenham a kilometre from WSI, no aircraft noise, presumably because not below a flight path.

The Blue Mountains Lord Mayor is also quoted stating that his community is being treated differently from residents of inner Sydney, with the latter having the implied benefit of a curfew at SYD.

 

[AuSammy]

'SMH" online features a resident of the Oaks (near Macarthur and Campbelltown, and 25km as the crow flies from WSI) complaining about aircraft noise in the 'small hours' from freighter plane(s) flying to Melbourne or Adelaide.

The point was made that the Oaks is not on a flight path route. I've not looked up the information to test that claim.

Yet in Luddenham a kilometre from WSI, no aircraft noise, presumably because not below a flight path.

The Blue Mountains Lord Mayor is also quoted stating that his community is being treated differently from residents of inner Sydney, with the latter having the implied benefit of a curfew at SYD.

Classic NIMBY

 

[SYD]

Classic NIMBY

The difference being Victorian era houses in Marrickville predate SYD by several decades.

Those NIMBYs bought cheap land after report after report recommended the site for WSI…hence very cheap land…

 

[jase05]

Day 2 another debacle

 

[markis10]

Day 2 another debacle

Thought as much looking at the diversions

 

[SeaWolf]

Day 2 another debacle

Hopefully these issues get ironed out before the passenger services commence.

 

[jase05]

Hopefully these issues get ironed out before the passenger services commence.

QF outsourcing issues unfortunately

 

[dajop]

Knowing what management in large corporations are like, the majority of the time would've been spent discussing how their bonuses would be improved.

That's quite unfair. Executive level management .... yes you're probably right. Next level of management down spends the majority of their time arguing the case for what should be no brainer decisions to minimise risk and ensure smooth operations and longevity but hit the brick wall of executive bonuses and quarterly or six monthly reporting .....

 

[anat0l]

Starting to see some Wikipedia articles on airports being revised in their destination lists. For now, the two airports appear as Sydney-Kingsford Smith and Sydney-Western.

Flight Connections labels them as Sydney and Western Sydney. It'll be interesting to hear how they will be referred to in FIDS, airport PAs (both domestic and abroad) and by the respective airlines (e.g. in search engines).

 

[Chatswood]

Starting to see some Wikipedia articles on airports being revised in their destination lists. For now, the two airports appear as Sydney-Kingsford Smith and Sydney-Western.

Flight Connections labels them as Sydney and Western Sydney. It'll be interesting to hear how they will be referred to in FIDS, airport PAs (both domestic and abroad) and by the respective airlines (e.g. in search engines).

SQ in the booked page:


And in the search engine:


As for Air NZ, it only allows one to select “Sydney” in the search engine but shows both WSI/SYD. It also comes with this warning for WSI: