00:00The skies over Western Sydney are beginning to take shape.
00:06Preliminary flight paths at the new airport have been given the green light.
00:10They have been subject to the most extensive consultation process of any airport in the country.
00:16Five changes were made to the flight paths to minimize aircraft noise.
00:21In the night time it might affect our sleep and stuff which is not too good.
00:25After 11pm, flights will arrive and leave over suburbs like Woodford, Linden, Bidwell and Duneside.
00:32But the government says most of the time arrivals will make their final approach over Penrith and take off over Wallachia.
00:38And flight paths could be restricted even further under a noise abatement program.
00:43This will achieve the overall lowest possible impact on surrounding communities
00:48and will direct aircraft away from the Blue Mountains, Wallachia and most of the most heavily populated areas of Western Sydney at night.
00:57Now that the flight paths have been approved, the airport's runway has also been officially complete and ready for testing.
01:03Meaning that residents living directly under the incoming and outgoing flights might start experiencing the noise soon.
01:10They should have considered more like Penrith being a busy area and having quite a large population.
01:17It will be challenging I think unless they come steeply over us and they're higher.
01:23I don't see that it's the worst thing in the world.
01:25Work is now underway to complete the 24 hour terminal, a fire station and a cargo precinct.
01:31We are on time and on budget.
01:34We will open next year on time and on budget.
01:37A promise to move 10 million passengers a year starting late 2026.
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