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Official account for #SydneyAirport. Tag us on your adventures!
Sydney, Australia
Joined April 2009
@DFWAirport @BTS_twt @LASairport @MCO Shining through the city with a little funk and soul.✨. @bts_aus @BTS_twt #BTSArmy
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@Milliganreports Louise, we are really sorry this happened and are urgently following it up with our security contractor. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. If you have further details, please send us a DM.
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✈️ Welcome to Sydney, @TurkishAirlines! 🇹🇷. #TurkishAirlines has officially touched down at Sydney Airport, starting off with 4 weekly flights to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur, and 5 per week from June 2025!. By 2026, the airline will become the first in Australia to fly a non-stop
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This morning, @British_Airways touched down at #SydneyAirport for the first time in two years!. It’s terrific to welcome the airline back to SYD as it resumes one of the most iconic routes in international aviation (London-Sydney). 📷Kurt Ams
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BIG NEWS: @TurkishAirlines is coming to SYD✈️. We're (Turkish) delighted to announce that Turkish Airlines will be joining our network of 50 airlines!. From 5 December, the four direct services a week from Sydney to #Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur will be operated on an A350-900. With
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Today, @Qantas took their last remaining 747 for a joy flight over Sydney. After almost 50 years of service, the ‘Queen of the Skies’ are being retired and bound for storage in the Mojave Desert in United States. #747Farewell. 📸 by Kurt Ams
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A timely reminder during #AirportSafetyWeek. On this day in 1994, an Osaka-bound #Ansett B747 returned to SYD due to an engine oil leak, which contributed to the 'wheels up' landing you see here. Read more: 📷 via Ansett Museum
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A sea of Samoan flags 🇼🇸. Hundreds of fans gathered in our T1 International Arrivals Hall this morning to welcome back the Samoan Rugby League team from the World Cup. What a vibe! @RLSamoa
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Such an emotional day! 😭. Today, we welcome the first flights from New Zealand under the new quarantine-free travel arrangements. More than 350 passengers have been reunited with their family and friends for the first time in more than six months.
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📹 Watch as the "Jet Kei" 777 rotates right in front of us en route to Tokyo! 🛫🇯🇵. @JAL_Official_jp @keinishikori
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Nature painted the sky last week in Sydney! A capture of the storm as it was travelling back out to sea. 📷 Nigel Coghlan
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📷 "Jet Kei" visits Sydney for the first time this week. The @JAL_Official_jp 777's livery features @keinishikori! 🎾
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Our east-west runway re-opened on Sunday! 🛫. It's been more than a year since it was closed for aircraft parking. Read more here:
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Good morning UA101! Welcome to #SYD ✈️ .A water salute for the inaugural flight from IAH-SYD @united #sydneyairport ✈️.🎥 Michael King
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Today marks the 100th year anniversary of the first Sydney to Melbourne flight. While we face the current pandemic, let's not forget we've come a long way since Nigel Love first flew this plane in 1920. When the time is right, we look forward to welcoming everyone back to SYD.
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WIN 1 of 2 double passes on our airside tour to capture the A350-1000 departing SYD on its world demonstration tour. RT this image with a creative caption, include #tweetforaseatSYD + #sydneyairport. Tag who you’d take! T&Cs: #A350XWBTour.📷Airbus
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#OnThisDay ten years ago, @Qantas' A380 touched down at Sydney Airport for the very first time. And what a pleasure it still is! Thanks for digging into your archives Nigel Coghlan 👍🏼
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Hours from now, our magnificent harbour will be awash with colour. From all of us here at Sydney Airport, have a safe & happy new year! 🎆🎉
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In case you were wondering why VN772 made a hard turn on approach to Sydney earlier today. 😍. #Dreamliner #Boeing787 #VietnamAirlines
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Great news! The Australian Government has announced that international borders will reopen to all fully vaccinated visitors on February 21. After almost two years, we're ready to welcome visitors from all around the world again.
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🏳🌈 The @Qantas #GAY330 looks absolutely fantastic as she comes out for her first flight!. 📡 Track via @flightradar24
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Today, @SingaporeAir' double-daily A380 operations to Sydney returned for the first time since January 2020. #SQ is flying 4 daily flights from Sydney to Singapore - 2 of which are now on the A380. Demand for international travel is strong, especially between Australia and
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Stay strong team! Thanks for the positive vibes during this tough time. 🕺💃 . Video by George Ivanoff @VirginAustralia @JetstarAirways @RexAirlines
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We had an early morning visit from Santa Claus and his reindeer who are now on their way back to the North Pole after a huge night delivering presents around the world. Merry Christmas to everyone from the team at SYD 🌲🦌. Original 📸 by Kurt Ams
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We appreciate delays are frustrating, but safety is our foremost priority. Thanks for your ongoing patience while we ride this storm out! ⛈
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Happy 70th anniversary to @FlyANA_official!. This week, we're also celebrating the 7th anniversary of the airline's Sydney-Tokyo (Haneda) route. It's great to see the Japanese carrier back at their full pre-COVID capacity with a daily B789 service.
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Did you catch the A350-1000 landing over the weekend? Tune in to our Instagram channel this afternoon to watch it depart from SYD around 4pm. #A350XWBtour @Airbus .📷 Tim Bowery
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It's been two years too long. Today we celebrate the opening of our international borders to all vaccinated international visitors. Welcome back, World!
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Yesterday, a team of 55 Aussie firefighters from NSW and WA departed from #SydneyAirport to help battle #CanadaFires. The pandemic has had a huge impact in our terminals, but we will always remain open for essential travel. @NSWRFS @AFACnews @benmillo1 @FRNSW @AirCanada
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Mirror, mirror on the . floor, who's the fairest of them all? .📷 timbowery86
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Wishing our friends at @Qantas a very happy 98th birthday! Sydney wouldn't be Sydney without the #flyingkangaroo gracing our skies 📸: @kurt_ams
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You may have seen that our east west runway is now being used for aircraft parking. It's an unusual sight but won’t be for much longer as airlines gear up to start flying again. 🙏. 📸 Kurt Ams
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Do you have friends and family flying in for @SydneyMardiGras this week? 🏳️🌈. You can find our rainbow runways in the arrivals area of T1 International, T2 and T3 Domestic. Be sure to tag #SydneyAirport in your photos! #MardiGras2020
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Side by side with our Kiwi brothers and sisters. Lest we forget 🇦🇺🇳🇿
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50 years ago today the Queen of the skies took her first flight! ✈ .We're celebrating with cake and a taxi down nostalgia runway. 👑. 📷 Nigel Coghlan and Kurt Ams
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Today the first ever @RexAirlines MEL-SYD flight was greeted by a water salute in Sydney Airport. The airline also announced that they will be flying the Sydney-Gold Coast route from April 1 with fares starting from $69. Congrats Rex! ✈️. 📸 Kurt Ams
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A moment frozen in time. An absolutely gorgeous capture of an arriving @IndonesiaGaruda A330. 📷 Kurt Ams
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Good morning Sydney. On behalf of our very good friends at @FlyANA_official, happy Star Wars Day!. #MayTheFourthBeWithYou
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ICYMI: Yesterday we welcomed Air China's inaugural Chengdu-Sydney route to Sydney Airport. 🚁 + 📷 = 👌🏻
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Today marks @Qantas' first commercial Australia to India flight in almost a decade! 🇮🇳. The national airline is operating three return flights weekly from Sydney to Delhi, which will increase in January 2022.
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Today @Qantas launched a new Sydney to #Bengaluru service, establishing the first direct connection between Australia and Southern India. Operating four times a week on the A330 aircraft, QF67 will cut nearly 3 hours off the current fastest travel time between the two cities!
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Three's not a crowd. The ultimate trio for your Sunday. ✈️.📷 Nigel Coghlan
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Two platforms overlooking the airfield ✔ Expansive grass areas ✔️ An undercover shelter ✔️ The revamped #ShepsMound 📷✈️
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She's on her way!. Our first A380 service from @qatarairways is airborne & expected around 1930. #SydneyTogether 🇶🇦
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This time-lapse video by our neighbour Kent Eriksson shows the reduction in our air traffic compared to last year. Thinking of our airline partners and their staff who have been affected by this pandemic. Let’s hope we can all fly again soon!
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This morning an @emirates B777-200LR touched down at Sydney Airport with @Arsenal. Welcome to Sydney! #ArsenalinSydney.📷: Kurt Ams
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One from the archives ✈️. Crowds gathered along General Holmes Drive to watch the arrival of the Concorde airliner at #SydneyAirport in 1985. 📸 State of NSW @transportfornsw 2016
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Please join us in welcoming the first @qatarairways A380 to Australia!. Isn't she beautiful? 😍
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We are currently supporting emergency agencies in the management of an incident at the airport. The airport is operational with flights arriving and departing. Passengers are encouraged to check directly with their airline regarding the status of their flight.
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A special visitor today as LAN showed off their new livery in Australia for the very first time! (📷 @lushaviation)
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It’s been 16 years since @SingaporeAir launched the world's first ever commercial A380 flight from @ChangiAirport to #SydneyAirport!
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Happy 50th anniversary to this Sydney icon! We love sharing this city with you ❤️.@SydOperaHouse
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The Queen's four mighty GE engines whir into action as she kicks up an almighty spray en route to Johannesburg 💦💪🏻👑
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Welcome back, Singapore!. Fully vaccinated Singaporeans are now able to travel to Australia without seeking travel exemption and going into hotel quarantine. We look forward to welcoming more visitors from other countries soon. 📸 @TourismAus @GettyImages @SingaporeAir
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End of a chapter. Histopath's Covid testing clinic at Sydney Airport is closing today after 2.5 years of operating. More than 500,000 passengers were tested at the clinic since December 2020. Demand for testing is now very low, with the vast majority of countries ending Covid
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A great afternoon on the airfield to capture the departure of the A350-1000. Thanks to everyone who entered our competition. Keep your eyes on our social channels for the next one! .📷 Kurt Ams
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LIVE on #Periscope: 📹 Watch live as @IronMaiden touches down in their #747. Welcome to Sydney #EdForceOne!
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#OnThisDay (1920): The Flying Kangaroo was founded in Winton, Queensland. Happy 96th birthday @Qantas! 🎂🎉
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More flights from @Emirates!. Emirates is adding a third-daily non-stop flight to Dubai, taking off from May 1. These extra flights are another important step towards international aviation recovery, providing much needed additional capacity to meet the high demand for travel.
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@blobyblo Hi Tablo. We'll continue our conversation in DMs so we can help you sort this out.
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A special departure yesterday for the new #Japan Air Self-Defence Force B777-3SB(ER) which swung into #SydneyAirport for a fleeting 24 hour visit. Sayonara! . 📸: @nigelcoghlan
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Watch on #Periscope: Good morning! Join us airside as we get up close and personal with morning arrivals ✈️
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Whether you're on the water or in the air, we hope our fellow Sydney-siders and overseas visitors are making the most of the summertime. ⛱🌞 . 📸: Seth Jaworksi
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It's not often we see the stunning @EtihadAirways A380 at Sydney Airport during daylight hours!. 📷 @nigelcoghlan
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Who wouldn't want to come home to this?.📸 by: @sydney_aviation_photography.#sydneyairport #homeiswhereyouparkit #sunrise #qantas
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A scenic fly-over showed our visitors the very best of Sydney as the inaugural Vietnam Airlines 787 service from Hanoi arrived last week 😍
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You may think a 737 is large, until you see it parked next to an A380!. 📷 Seth Jaworski
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