'It'll be a destination in its own right': A look inside the new Western Sydney Airport

More than 22 million cubic metres of earth have been moved from the new Western Sydney Airport site and more than half the concreting is now complete for a terminal that will welcome 10 million passengers a year. 9News

Beneath the entrance to the airport is an enormous basement built to fit the country's most advanced and automated baggage sorting system.Most of our airports were built many years ago, so they have a belt-based system. This a tote-based system, just like you see at Amazon down the road at Kemps Creek," CEO of Western Sydney Airport Simon Hickey said.

Every detail of the airport's design has been poured over by a panel of everyday Australians to make sure it's fit for purpose.

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