From today, Rex airlines has started flying between Sydney and Melbourne in an attempt to shake up the playing field by competing with Virgin and Qantas on metropolitan routes.
The airline made waves last month when, ahead of Valentine’s Day, they slashed fares from $79 to $49 between Sydney and Melbourne. “South Australia and Queensland have always benefited from Rex’s regional services which are renowned for reliability and great country hospitality, at affordable fares,” Rex’s deputy chairman, the Hon John Sharp said in a statement.
The airline said that while they had previously planned to launch a Sydney to Brisbane route, the airline executives made the decision to pivot to a more leisure-orientated destination in time for the Easter long weekend in early April. The fares go on sale from today.Source:News Corp Australia
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