Media releases

In November 1957, South African Airways operated its inaugural flight to Perth using a Douglas D.C.7B with 65 passengers onboard. Flying time totalled 21 hours and two scheduled stops in Mauritius and Cocos Islands were required.

Perth Airport is pleased to announce that Travelex has been selected as the successful tenderer for the foreign exchange concession at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.

Perth Airport has won new international recognition for its efforts to provide a world class gateway to Western Australia, being named the CAPA Asia Airport of the Year 2017 (Medium Airport category, <30 million passengers).

Perth Airport boss Kevin Brown says Western Australia could be on the verge of a tourism upswing as new capacity comes on stream from the key growth market of China.

Perth Airport will welcome the commencement of China Southern Airline’s fifth flight per week between Perth and Guangzhou on Sunday 29 October 2017.

Perth Airport will welcome Cathay Pacific’s A350 on Sunday 29 October, signalling the commencement of the upgraded (new, larger and state-of-the-art) Airbus services on its daily Perth to Hong Kong service.

Perth Airport has wrapped up National Airport Safety Week with a Foreign Object Debris (FOD) walk along its 2.2 km cross runway.

Perth Airport is delighted to have been shortlisted in the inaugural International Airport Review Awards.

Perth Airport has achieved the Airports Council International (ACI) Level 1 ‘Mapping’ Certification for Airport Carbon Accreditation.

Western Australia’s first DFO, offering customers a premium outlet experience is set to become Perth’s newest retail destination with the $150 million development project unveiled today.