REX reverses decision to Axe regional routes
23.Mar.2021
Rex has reversed its decision to cut five regional routes at the heart of its row with Qantas over network expansion.
The airline said it could continue the flights because the federal government extended the ‘RANS’ and ‘DANS’ supplemented routes initiative for a further six months.
The U-turn comes after Qantas and Rex have been involved in a weeks-long slanging match over the flag carrier’s “predatory” decision to launch services previously exclusive to Rex.
The row between the two airlines began in February when Rex said it was to discontinue five regional routes when the government-supplemented financial help expires at the end of March: Sydney–Bathurst, Sydney–Cooma, Sydney–Lismore, Sydney–Grafton and Adelaide–Kangaroo Island.
The airline said it could continue the flights because the federal government extended the ‘RANS’ and ‘DANS’ supplemented routes initiative for a further six months.
The U-turn comes after Qantas and Rex have been involved in a weeks-long slanging match over the flag carrier’s “predatory” decision to launch services previously exclusive to Rex.
The row between the two airlines began in February when Rex said it was to discontinue five regional routes when the government-supplemented financial help expires at the end of March: Sydney–Bathurst, Sydney–Cooma, Sydney–Lismore, Sydney–Grafton and Adelaide–Kangaroo Island.
