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Regional Express 737s to return to service next month
October 19th 2021
Singapore-backed Australian carrier, Regional Express (REX), will resume domestic 737-800 services between Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra from November 15. Read More » The airline said domestic services to South Australia and Queensland will follow when vaccination rates in those states reached 80%. The airline, which also runs a fleet of Saab 340 turboprops, said regional intrastate services in New South Wales and Victoria would be progressively ramped up from November 15. The airline grounded its 737s when Australian domestic borders closed due to a recent surge in COVID cases, but said climbing vaccination rates and easing restrictions had prompted its decision to bring the 737s back into service. REX had previously operated 737 flights from Melbourne to Sydney, Queensland’s Gold Coast, Adelaide and Canberra and from Sydney to the Gold Coast. It had six B737s when it grounded the aircraft in July and was expecting two more in August. It said the additional planes would give it the ability to launch routes to other capital cities, large regional centres and popular leisure destinations.
