Media releases

Construction all a go for Costco at Perth Airport

26 August, 2019

Western Australia’s first Costco store is on track to open its doors in early 2020 with construction work gathering pace at the Perth Airport site.

Airport Central upgrade ramps up

23 August, 2019

International travellers at Perth Airport will no longer face the inconvenience of having to walk down stairs to get to their flights as the upgrade of the Airport Central precinct starts taking shape.

Air Mauritius new A330-900 NEO lands in Perth

24 July, 2019

Perth Airport has welcomed Air Mauritius’ inaugural service on its newly acquired Airbus A330-900 NEO.

New Perth Airport Master Plan delivers jobs and growth for WA

24 July, 2019

Perth Airport’s plan to bring all flight services into a central aviation hub will see the airport more than double its annual contribution to the WA economy to $9 billion by 2040.

Rio Tinto lease reinforces Perth Airport precinct as jobs centre

03 July, 2019

Rio Tinto has entered into a new 10-year lease with Perth Airport, continuing its long-standing relationship with Perth Airport dating back to 2009.

New Uluru charter service really rocks

15 June, 2019

Perth’s push to become the natural entry point to Australia for Asian tourists has been boosted with Alliance Airlines commencing a Perth-Uluru charter service for Japanese travel wholesaler JTB.

The best of The West in focus at new Duty Free

13 June, 2019

Perth Airport and global travel retail giant Dufry have taken the wraps off a multi-million-dollar revamp of the airport’s duty free outlets – with Western Australian produce as the centrepiece.

AirAsia’s new Lombok service off to a flying start

09 June, 2019

Perth Airport has welcomed the first flights between Lombok and Perth on AirAsia's new service.

Singapore Airlines introduces its A350-900 aircraft to Perth

03 June, 2019

Western Australia has scored another business, trade and tourism win with Singapore Airlines upgrading to its new A350-900 aircraft for one of its four daily services from Perth Airport.

Streamlined baggage screening trial to begin at Perth Airport

02 May, 2019

The days of having to take your laptop and aerosols out of your bag at airport security screening will soon be a thing of the past with a new trial to be launched at Perth Airport.