{"id":24339,"date":"2026-10-26T03:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/greek-australian-pilot-makes-history-on-first-western-sydney-airport-flight\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T03:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:55:53","slug":"greek-australian-pilot-makes-history-on-first-western-sydney-airport-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/greek-australian-pilot-makes-history-on-first-western-sydney-airport-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Australian Pilot Makes History on First Western Sydney Airport Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-aglaya-papadokokolakis-captained-jetstar-flight-jq362-to-the-gold-coast-shortly-before-11-30am-on-sunday-becoming-the-first-pilot-to-operate-a-commercial-passenger-departure-from-western-sydney-international-airport-nancy-bird-walton\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aglaya Papadokokolakis captained Jetstar flight JQ362 to the Gold Coast shortly before 11.30am on Sunday, becoming the first pilot to operate a commercial passenger departure from Western Sydney International Airport (Nancy-Bird Walton).<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/92962d07-9b79-48f7-b2fa-a4c2dca17411-1-1024x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-609189\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aglaya Papadokokolakis captained the first commercial passenger flight from the new Western Sydney International Airport, which departed late for the Gold Coast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Blacktown-raised Greek Australian described the moment as \u201csuch an honour.\u201d The sold-out flight marked the airport\u2019s opening\u2014the first major new passenger airport in Australia in more than 50 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located at Badgerys Creek, the 24-hour airport is designed for around 10 million passengers initially, with capacity potentially rising to 82 million by the 2060s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inaugural flight departed late.<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2after-post greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-22218556265\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising<\/div>\n<div id=\"greek-2slider-57972\" class=\"custom-slider greek-2slider-2874494287 greek-2slider\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"greek-21975984013\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisements\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Advertise-here-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\" \/><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"greek-21798628948\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisements\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.santoriniheights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Santorini-Heights-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Santorini-Heights-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"greek-22062975483\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisements\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawandmediation.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"AB &amp; 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