Australia’s Rex Airlines has suspended all Boeing 737 flights with immediate effect

The airline has announced they will also be reducing the frequency of its regional flights, as city lockdowns and state border closures continue to impact the Australian air travel market.

Rex’s entire Boeing 737 fleet has been grounded, along with its new network of flights linking Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, the Gold Coast, and Adelaide.

Limited regional services will remain in place

Rex will continue to keep communities connected by continuing regional flights, but see reductions in frequency, in some cases with only a handful of flights per week.

The airline has reassured passengers that it will continue to offer a refunds

Rex has been famous for offering customers a guarantee on travel if travel is impacted due to COVID-19.

This includes bookings made through a travel agent as well as directly with Regional Express via its website.

Rex launched flights between major Australian capital cities at the beginning of 2021, as the pandemic pressure slowly decreased on the aviation sector and the Australian travel market restarted.

Rex also found a gap in the market, after former budget carrier Tiger Airlines shut down.