Louis Tomlinson sneaks out of Sydney Airport through the loading dock

Louis Tomlinson was spotted sneaking out of Sydney Airport after landing in the city on Thursday.

The former One Direction star, 30, dressed casually in black track pants and a blue jumper as he snuck out through the loading dock.

The singer was escorted by airport staff and his entourage as he left the airport after departing the plane.

Louis completed his casual ensemble with a pair of white sneakers and held a black backpack.

After leaving through the loading dock, the singer got into an awaiting black car. 

It comes after Louis took a swipe at The Project hosts Peter Helliar and Carrie Bickmore when they referred to Liam Payne’s recent interview about his time in One Direction during an appearance on the show on Wednesday.

Liam hit the headlines when he appeared on Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast last month when he discussed his strained relationships within the group and other infamous moments.

And during Louis’ appearance on Channel 10’s The Project this week, Peter asked Louis if there was any ‘beef’ with the other boys, prompting the star to accuse the hosts of trying to stir things up.

Peter asked: ‘There’s been a bit of 1D beef recently thanks to Liam who’s been speaking out about the band a little bit. When you look back on your experience about the band, how do you feel about your experience of those days?’

A suspicious Louis replied: ‘Oh, so the fishing’s begun already! Yeah, I see what you’re doing. No, listen, I’m immensely proud, as I know Liam is, I’m immensely proud of those days, obviously.

‘It was an incredible thing to do, especially at such a young age and I have amazing memories, amazing memories.’

Pushing Louis further, Carrie asked if he ever gets fed up that he’s still linked to One Direction despite their split in 2016.

She asked: ‘Louis, when you say, “Aw, the fishing’s begun,” I imagine it is so annoying having to answer retrospective questions like that. Do you want to talk about that time in your life to the media versus how much you never have to want to talk about it again?’

Louis responded: ‘I’m more than happy to talk about it in every interview. It’s something I’m immensely proud of, as I’d already said, it’s just when you mentioned the beef before, it sounded like you were getting ready to stir some s**t up, that’s all I’m saying.’

Peter chimed in: ‘No, I’m not a s**t stirrer Louis, do I look like a s**t stirrer?’