Media releases

Perth Airport has welcomed Garuda Indonesia’s announcement of a fifth flight per week between Perth and Jakarta from Friday 4 May this year.

Travelex has launched its “On the Move” mobile kiosks at Perth Airport - providing greater convenience to passengers as they wait for their flights to depart.

We're experiencing a surge in international passengers as the Christmas travel season heats up.

As part of Perth Airport’s Corporate Social Responsibility program, more than 150 staff donated gifts for children who live in foster care across Western Australia. The gifts were donated as part of Perth Airport’s end of year staff celebration, and were presented to the Foster Care Association of WA.

Perth Airport says a decision by Qatar Airways to switch to an Airbus 380 for its daily service from Doha will deliver a boost for tourism in Western Australia.

This festive season, Perth Airport put the call out to its estate tenants to take part in the inaugural Perth Airport Estate Christmas Food Drive for Foodbank WA.

Perth Airport has won the Terminal Operations: Passenger Experience category in the inaugural International Airport Review Awards.

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).