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Australia's Rex to close five destinations in its regional network
May 31st 2022
Regional Express (Rex) is withdrawing from five centres in eastern and southern Australia following the expiration of the Australian government's Regional Airline Network Support (RANS) scheme. Read More » The airline's services to Bathurst, Grafton, Lismore and Kangaroo Island will be terminated on June 30 and flights to coastal Ballina will end on July 2. Rex has raised the prospect of more network cuts, stating in a regulatory filing to the Australian Securities Exchange it is closely monitoring its remaining regional network and “further adjustments could be announced”. “Rex has faithfully served most of these routes for 20 years and some of them for more than 30 years by Rex’s predecessors, Kendell and Hazelton,” Rex deputy chairman, John Sharp, said. “So it is with a really heavy heart we announce the cessation of services in an effort to improve Rex’s financial performance.”
