Sydney's New $2.7BN Mega Airport 

The new Istanbul airport.

One where the video thumbnail reflects the airport you're actually taking about.

The new Bangalore airport, Istanbul airport and Doha airport to name a few.

The Hong Kong International Airport new third runway project

Hope when its finished, it’s not like the Rozelle-Gate

Same here - won't be coming back.

same here

cause it's ai generated

Why are all Aussie airports crap? especially considering that is has a major aviation industry

​@r-labs9357 Radical left socialism. Nothing that is beautiful or groundbreaking is permitted. We are the "democratic" version of USSR policy. All must be the same.

@@davidlorenz54 yes. Australia is the perfectedly surpassed version of the USSR

@@davidlorenz54Fact. The airport design was developed under the extreme right wing fascist govt we got rid of in 2022. If you had half a brain you’d be dangerous!

Rip Olympics ads from 96

Originally there was supposed to be a metro line all the way to Sydney but the current government cut it to a metro line to St Marys where people will have to change to the existing heavy rail line

​it was always originally going to terminate at st Mary's (for now), but there are still plans to extend this line to other metro lines which'll take you to the city, albeit it might be slightly longer than taking Sydney trains. plus, this airport is meant to service WESTERN Sydney.​@@TenOrbital

@@TenOrbital apparently there are plans from tallawong to st marys but they've been put on the backburner, not suprised

The new airport is mainly to accommodate western Sydney which is where all the growth in Sydney is, if you want to get to the city or eastern parts of the city you will still be able to fly to mascot which is a 10 minutes train ride to the city

Our beloved government already calculated how much toll fees we will have to pay and people are already saying they will use the old route.

You need to thank the definition of corruption Dan Andrews

There are double decker buses regularly to Melbourne city

and inside too- especially Sydney International... its still stuck in the 70s and bag collection is in a small hall right next to the exit/ customs... insane queues to get out when I went few months ago...

yea thats true but they are along way from Europe and the USA, its a relatively small country tbh.

1966 was the last time pounds were used here.

american accent on an Australian topic, in English pounds. Yeah, this isnt propaganda

Well imagine if the narrator was talking about a revolutionary bridge design in Brazil, would you want him to refer to the price in Brazilian Reals? Yeah didn't think so.

@@TylerGrieger Yes, I would, because many Brazilians would be watching it. As long as they mentioned the cost also in USD, as most of the world knows what their currency is worth in USD

@@ruidean72 No.. Americans need to know what their currency is worth compared to others... In every video when they add "That's equivalent to such and such $USD" is purely for the Americans watching, not for the world 🤣 Brits know what our pounds are worth without having it compared to USD... And when I lived abroad in Australia and NZ they knew what theirs is worth without having to have "Equivalent to $$$USD" 🤑

The design of WSI is rather lackluster, they have it marketed as Sydney new international airport but the terminal looks small and with a single runway it doesn't seem like it'll last long before another airport will be needed. Even with the duplication plan the other terminal will be some distance away from the current one judging by how far the metro station seems to be from the metro and it will also be the same size. It also doesn't help with the fact that they are promoting it as a 24/7 airport which is what Sydney needs but are building a new 'cbd' just down the road from it, I garuntee in a couple decades it will have the same operation time as Kingsford smith in mascot which has a curfew due to the development nearby. It's still better than nothing though with the ever growing western Sydney region getting further away from the overflowing Kingsford smith airport it was the right decision to build a new airport in the area so those people have better access to the airport, not only bringing passenger levels down for Kingsford smith but also reducing travel times for many of the people wanting to travel to the airport.

Given that the much busier London Heathrow airport currently uses two parallel runways, and handles 80 million passengers and nearly half a million movements a year, I figure it will do just fine.

@@tacitdionysus3220 And those are the kind of thoughts that get airports in trouble. One runway won't handle it. They had to expand to another runway in the current airport, so why would one work for a new one? Bad concept.

@@sanandaallsgood673 I don’t understand your comment. It will have two runways, with the second built as traffic grows. The current Sydney airport started with two, with another runway, shorter and not widely separated from the other. WSI will have two widely separated runways. So much so that they can operate virtually as two separate interconnected airports. That, plus the more sophisticated landing aids make higher movement frequencies and shorter taxiing times possible than at the current airport, even in bad weather.

@@tacitdionysus3220 If two runways are planned then that's more acceptable, however in the video it showed (and I believe said) there would only be one, hence my comment.

I suggest that's 1950s thinking (everything must connect to the 'city' - meaning the old harbour city) back when Western Sydney really was 'way out there'. The current geography is a whole different story. Frankly Western Sydney does not need the old harbour city, as much as the 'glamorous' harbour / coast needs the vibrant productivity and edgy entrepreneurship of Western Sydney. They are almost two separate complementary cities that just happen to live next door to each other; strongly interconnected, yet separated by the cultural 'Red Rooster Line'. The population centre of Greater Sydney is at Rosehill (nowhere near the harbour city centre) and is heading towards Parramatta. Western Sydney already has a greater population than the rest of Sydney. It's the third biggest population and business centre in the country. The West is closer to Sydney's water supply and incoming power transmission lines. It has a much bigger botanical gardens, more recreational space, rivers that rival the look of the Rhine, pretty rolling countryside with interesting villages, is closer to major world heritage sites, has the biggest hospital and health service centres, and is served by numerous nearby shopping and entertainment centres, etc. It is culturally welcoming, rather than snobby. It's where so many new arrivals come to become part of Australia. It treats other nearby coastal population centres (like the Illawarra and the Central Coast) as valued equals, not as lower class. The existing Sydney Airport will remain in use, and be used by those who live in the Eastern half of Sydney, or well heeled tourists who want to stay in expensive harbour-side accommodation. Those in the West and those looking for cheaper holidays will probably choose Western Sydney International (WSI). Why would people in the most populous part of Sydney want to go 'way in there' to catch a flight from the existing airport? Most people will not be going between the new airport and the old harbour city; they'll be going to where they live in the West. Even many international tourists will stay in the extensive and often cheaper accommodation in the west, and use the extensive transport system to visit tourist spots from Manly and Bondi in the east, through to the Blue Mountains to the west, and travelling to other parts of the country. The WSI Metro between the airport and the existing east-west rail station at St Marys is merely a first modest step. It will extend further south to Campbelltown/Macarthur and across to the passenger rail junction at Glenfield. It will extend further north to Schofields. That's a longer line than St Marys is from the centre of harbour Sydney. As such it forms a north-south spine for public transport throughout the rapidly growing industrial and residential areas already springing up around its corridor. You won't see much of it on Google as yet, but (for example) just take a drive along, say, Mamre Rd. and you will see what I mean. There are also plans and provisions for a another metro line, an extension of the Western Metro already being built for now from the harbour city (near Circular Quay) to the river city Parramatta/Westmead, then later on to WSI airport. Look closely at clips of the airport construction and you will se how space has been left for this extra line into the new airport, under Elizabeth Drive, then running parallel with the Metro to/from St Marys (note the spaces left beside it and under bridges around the Airport Business park). It's construction will probably coincide with the construction of the second parallel runway and more terminals.

@@tacitdionysus3220 the majority of tourists do not stay in the west. They stay in the inner city, inner west and eastern suburbs. As much as you feel western Sydney is growing most people from that area do travel into the city or to the beaches. Regardless, this airport is not created for the people living on the outskirts of Western Sydney. It is a secondary airport for the city and infrastructure should reflect that. London has numerous airports all quite far and yet all connect into central London. Badgery's Creek is way out there. I grew up near Bankstown and still think areas such as Leppington etc are very far and will never travel there unless necessary . There should be a fast train from this new airport into the city or even to Kingsford Smith stopping at key locations. Just going to St Marys is an absolute joke.

@@chasingjohn That may be true now. But, you can't change the geography of a place so significantly, and not have significant flow-on effects. If as you suggest, it's just another Stansted (if that), then one modest rail connection into an existing system might be all that can be justified, especially if about 75% of people will be using other forms of transport (based on KSA) A direct connection between WSI and KSA is harder to justify. If say I am flying to Sydney to connect with another service that only goes from one airport, then I will probably get a connecting flight to that airport, rather than commute from one to the other. Time will tell. A trend should be apparent within 10 years. It probably won't all be exactly as I suggest, but I'm certain that it will not just be much the same as now. Half of Greater Sydney's population is now closer to WSI than KSA, and that will probably increase. That's not a demographic indicating WSI will always be noticeably 'secondary'.

The new airport isn't meant to be for tourists wanting to the city, it's meant to alleviate passengers travelling to and from western Sydney away from Kingsford Smith since a lot of families in western Sydney are immigrants who still have family in other countries. Western Sydney is one of the fastest growing areas in the country with Parramatta and Liverpool becoming important business and commercial hubs.

@@JayJayGamerOfficial Yeah, I agree an important market for WSI will be VFR (visiting friends and relatives). It might also attract a new type of tourist interested in exploring nature deep in the Blue Mountains, Wollemi, the Gardens of Stone, the rustic NSW goldfields and beyond, rather than taking selfies in front of the Opera House. And there are also niche activities. For example, if I arrive before dawn and my room won't be available until the afternoon, where can I go for a unique experience. Always amazed at how few people know how pretty the countryside is to the south of WSI, and how Rhine-like the valleys of the Hawkesbury are to the north. Or places like Sydney Zoo, Featherdale Wildlife Park, or the vast Mt Annan Botanical Gardens.

Well said !!! And thanks for the more informative detailed explanation. I agree with you. At least the city is *doing something* even if there have been more than a few hiccups to get underway ... and likely to be more with every major project!

Only initially, they have plans for a pipeline by 2030.

did you watch the video?

at 50K? ya wanna tree hut?

every international person that walks into Syd airport sees Sydney is stuck in the 70s lol its shameful... though security is great, theres no need to take out anything, undress, and its more automated... unlike other airports though no smokers area. all the smokers must crowd in a toilet or something for hours waiting for their plan

Not true! The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics made a huge profit. Lol, every stadium used is still in use today. The Los Angeles Coliseum will become the only stadium to open 3 Olympics in 2028, the other 2 being 1932, 1984. There has been talk about demolishing Sydney Olympic Stadium (not even called that anymore) believe me talk about demolishing the incredible Los Angeles Coliseum, would be akin to talking about demolishing the Colosseum in Rome. Also, the legendary Rose Bowl the site of World Cup Soccer Finals like 1994 Italy vs Brazil was also used in 1984 Olympics, will be used again in 2028 Olympics.

No. It will just receive less traffic.

Not at the start. There is room for expansion.

That’s only the first stage

It's going to expand. It's only stage 1

Apparently, they are going to truck it all in from Botany and Kernel storage facilities. Multiple toll roads with over crowding already, and will only take a small accident to hold it all up. I wonder if they checked how much fuel the larger jets take on board. Cars take litres, planes take TONNES!!!

I mean are you including the estimated $5bn metro line? Where did you get your numbers from because I can’t find any accurate numbers. I see some from $2.4bn to $5bn, $11bn and $22bn. I want to know the actual price

The guy making the video is completely unreliable. Like I clicked on the vid, saw something completely different to what I wanted to watch, disliked the vid and moved on.

Probably a hole where you come from too.

It’s 5.3 billion at last cost Plus motorway conbection and metro line!

You are hang out the wrong areas and dealing with the bad one. If sydney is so bad like you said,half a million international student and a million migrant have no chance to survive,no friends,no family,no money .😅