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Rex Airlines grounds all Boeing 737 jets immediately
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.
“Domestic and Regional routes on Rex’s network in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania will be either temporarily suspended or greatly reduced until the end of the State Government imposed border closures and/or lockdowns,”
the airline said in a media statement issues this evening.
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’s COVID Refund Portal ensures that our passengers receive their money in the bank within 2-3 days of making an eligible refund request through our automated portal,”
said Rex Deputy Chairman John Sharp.
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.
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