Business Body Celebrates Singapore Airlines’ Plans for Western Sydney

This is the first international airline that has confirmed flights into the new airport.

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 plane is seen parked on the tarmac at Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore on Oct. 24, 2020. ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images

News that an international airline is planning to fly to the new Western Sydney International (WSI) airport has been met with celebration from the local business chamber, which predicts the airline’s presence will be a boon for the economy.

Construction of the airport is set to create more than 9,000 jobs and provide half a billion dollars worth of business contracts.