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Rex flags Queensland expansion as domestic network springs back into action
November 15th 2021
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) will add double daily Melbourne-Brisbane weekday flights to its scheduled services and has flagged an expansion in Queensland as its mainline Boeing 737 network springs back to life. Read More » The airline said the addition of a fifth capital city destination to its domestic network was a major step towards realizing its goal of servicing the Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane "golden triangle". The announcement was made as the full service airline reopened its domestic network with flights from Melbourne to Sydney and Canberra, ending a grounding, due to COVID-19, of its 737-800 fleet and allowing hundreds of staff to return to work. At the same time, it is ramping up its regional network with Sydney-Canberra, Sydney-Port Macquarie and Sydney-Coffs Harbour services along with other flights to NSW regional centres. Rex will base one of its 737s in Brisbane and operate double daily flights between Melbourne and the Queensland capital during weekdays as well as a return flight on both Saturday and Sunday. The airline also is well advanced with plans to begin flying to major Queensland regional centres and tourist destinations. “We have no intention of stopping our growth as we are determined to make up for time lost due to the pandemic and push ahead with plans to expand our network, particularly in Queensland,” said Rex deputy chairman, John Sharp, who noted the Brisbane-based 737 would underpin the Queensland expansion.
