<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Perth International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Perth Airport stands on part of an area granted originally by Governor James Stirling to John Scott. A yeoman farmer from Lanarkshire, Scotland who arrived in Western Australia in March 1831, after a voyage of about 90 days in the schooner Eliza of 343 tons. He came at the invitation of the governor, to establish and maintain a bloodstock farm for the colony. He made his home near Guildford, using the Swan River to reach the farm in this area. In recognition of his services Governor Stirling granted him lease of an area at Bunbury, where he became the first settler in 1838. On 3 November 2016, construction of a commuter rail link to the airport was started, with Airport Central station on the Airport line linking the future consolidated terminal precinct with the greater Transperth railway network.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The Airport line, which opened on 9 October 2022 and is underground below Perth airport, converges with the Midland line at Bayswater station. Also constructed was a pedestrian "skybridge" linking the station to Terminal 1.</p>
<p class="blog-para">On 11 December 2016, Qantas announced that it would commence non-stop flights from Perth to London Heathrow with one of its newly acquired Boeing 787 Dreamliners. To achieve this the Qantas domestic terminal at T3/T4 was upgraded during 2017 to cater for international flights. Once completed the existing Qantas flights to Singapore and Auckland also migrated to the same terminal. Services started in March 2018.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Ground Transportation from Perth International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Road: </strong> Road access from the city centre to terminals T1 and T2 is via Tonkin Highway and Airport Drive, and to terminals T3 and T4 via Tonkin Highway and Dunreath Drive. All terminals are serviced by a number of private charter bus operators that can normally be accessed through most major hotels in the city centre. Transperth operates route 292, a circular route connecting terminals T3 and T4 to Redcliffe station. Transperth operates route 37, a route connecting terminals T1 and T2 to Oats Street station, on the Armadale line.</p>
<p class="blog-para">A large number of taxi companies have set up operations in the past, and provide transport facilities from the airport to other parts of the city.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Rail: </strong> Situated about 250 metres (820 ft) from terminals T1 and T2, Airport Central Station provides access to underground commuter rail services on the Airport line. Commencing operation on 9 October 2022, the Airport line is the newest in Perth's urban passenger rail system, which is part of the Transperth network.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The closest station to terminals T3 and T4 is Redcliffe Station, also on the Airport line, at a distance of about 980 metres (3,220 ft). Passengers for Terminals 3 and 4 can catch bus route 292, a circular service from Terminals 3 and 4 to Redcliffe Station.</p>
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<p class="blog-para"><strong>Taxi: </strong>Get to Perth city centre within 20 minutes by taxi.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Train: </strong> Passengers can get the Airport Train Line to move around.</p>
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