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Founded in 2002, Rex Regional Express (otherwise known as just 'Rex', 'REX', or 'Regional Express Airlines') is a domestic Australian airline which is based in Mascot, New South Wales. The establishment of the airline was based on the result of a merger between two Australian airlines, Hazelton and Kendell. Rex operates scheduled regional flights to New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia and has an airport base in at least one destination in each of those territories.
Rex Regional Express is owned by Regional Express Holdings, which owns a number of airlines and other aviation companies within Australia. The airline values safety, reliability and providing good services on every flight. It also strives to provide cheap fares for customers.
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Regional Express Airlines flies to over 60 destinations across every major Australian territory. This includes destinations such as Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville, Cairns, Doomadgee, Esperance, King Island, Lismore, Melbourne, Moruya, Newcastle, Perth, St George, Sydney, Wagga Wagga and Winton. Why not book a one-way flight to Australia to one of the destinations below?
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Wagga Wagga Airport is an airport southeast of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and is the base airport for Rex Regional Express. Although Rex only flies to a small number of destinations from Wagga Wagga, the airport is where it bases its fleet. Two runways are available at the airport one is an asphalt runway and the other is a clay runway. The airport is owned by the Australian Department of Defence but leased by the Wagga Wagga City Council.
Other than Rex Regional Express, QantasLink is the only other airline to fly to/from the airport.
Rex's fleet mainly consists of Saab regional jets. The airline uses 340A, 340B and 340B+WT for its flights and has more than 60 aircraft overall. As of octubre 2022, the airline also has a handful of Boeing 737-800s in its fleet, allowing it to carry more passengers on its domestic flights across Australia.
Extra legroom seats are available on all Rex Regional Express flights when booking through Alternative Airlines. We allow you to purchase a seat with extra legroom at the time of booking so that you can have a more relaxed journey. Rex reserves specific seats at the front and in the middle of the plane to give passengers more space when they travel.
To buy your seat with extra legroom, make sure to select 'Yes' under the 'Extra legroom seat' section when offered at checkout.
30 septiembre 2022
REX has successfully completed the purchase of charter operator National Jet Express, allowing its major expansion into Queensland and the Northern Territory states. REX will be looking to lease 2 x De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops to add to National Jet Express' fleet.
19 abril 2021
Regional Express Holdings (Rex), an Australian domestic carrier, has ambitious plans to ramp to services on its domestic network in 2021, thanks to new jet aircraft. This will be possible thanks to the proposed new jet services on domestic routes. Rex hopes to build up a fleet of 30-40 narrowbody jets, which will increase capacity on the carrier’s popular routes. The airline has already wet-leased six Boeing 737-800s. These aircraft will initially be launched on the Sydney (SYD)-Melbourne (MEL) route, which was one of the carrier’s busiest domestic routes prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
30 marzo 2021
Rex has launched two new routes from Gold Coast Airport, and will now fly to Melbourne and Sydney. From April, both services are operated twice-daily and are set to boost competition on two of the busiest routes from the Cold Coast. The launch of these new routes comes as domestic flights continue to grow following the Coronavirus pandemic.