Sydney Airport launches ‘Life Takes Off When You Do’ campaign, via Bench Media

Sydney Airport has launched its latest campaign via independent media agency Bench, in partnership with travel search engine Kayak and creative agency Common Ventures. Built around the energising brand platform “Life Takes Off When You Do”, the campaign invites Sydneysiders to embrace their next journey – be it a long-haul escape or a spontaneous getaway – by reawakening the excitement of travel.

Bench designed a media strategy that places the campaign at the intersection of innovation and immersion, with a heavy focus on high-impact, contextually relevant formats across multiple touchpoints designed to inspire travel at every turn.

Nate Vella, Brand Strategy Lead at Bench said: “This campaign celebrates the emotional and physical lift-off that comes with travel. We set out to design a media experience that doesn’t just show the journey – it feels like the start of one, encouraging inspiration and immersion from the outset.”

Bench showcased the campaign’s hero video asset within Netflix’s premium, full-screen ad environment, and leaned into increased foot traffic across the city during Vivid, by delivering sound-on video across JCDecaux’s XTrack TV network in the CBD and Eastern Suburbs, capturing attention in high-density transit zones.

This combined with Kargo’s standout Lighthouse and Runway formats – which use dynamic, full-screen creative to connect with travel intenders as they browse and scroll – bring the scenic and emotive visuals of the campaign directly into the daily lives of Sydney-siders.

Shane Hodges, General Manager Strategic Aviation Development Sydney Airport, said: “This campaign is designed to reignite the excitement of travel, starting with the moment you begin planning your trip, and we’re extremely proud that in that journey, Sydney Airport as Australia’s premier international gateway, plays a key role in making it all happen.”

The campaign is live in Sydney across BVOD, SVOD, DOOH, and High Impact Display over curated publishers for the remainder of 2025.

• CREDITS
• Media Agency: Bench Media
• Brand Strategy Lead – Nate Vella
• Performance Manager – Olivia Bain
• Client: Sydney Airport
• General Manager, Strategic Aviation Development – Shane Hodges
• Head of Aviation Partnerships – Christina Werkstetter
• Senior Manager, Aviation Marketing & Tourism Development – Heather Young
• Aviation Marketing Specialist – Ryan Archibald
• Senior Manager Media, Brand & Communications – Fiona Wood
• Creative Agency: Common Ventures
• Executive Creative Director – Jane Burhop
• Client Lead – Alex Don
• Production company: Watch Out (Paris)
• Artist – Anomaly
• Agent / Producer – Anne Lecerf
• Producer – Virginie Couturier
• Production Coordinator – Margaux Thieblin
• Motion Designer – Guillaume Colas