The free bookings, which were announced as Rex went into administration on 31 July, are enough to fill around 715 737-800s at full capacity, with 30,000 of the rebooked flights having already been taken.
Flight QZ542 landed from Denpasar at 6:10am on Thursday aboard the A320-200 PK-AZD, leaving around an hour later. Announced in June, the return flights between Cairns and Bali will operate three times per week, adding more than 28,000 seats to the Cair…
In a statement, Transport Minister Catherine King announced that passengers on all regional flights booked through Rex since it entered administration at 9:31pm on 30 July will “either fly or get their money back”.
The union said these workers are among the lowest-paid in the industry, with some receiving base pay of just over $50,000 annually, and could receive pay rises of more than $10,000 if the applications are successful, bringing their pay in line with Jet…
The airline, which had also been considering the Airbus A220-100, has ordered eight of the second-generation E-Jets, with the first to be delivered from the second half of 2025.
The device, which will see use by more than 2,250 crew members for training and assessment over the next 12 months, includes 52 fully-functioning seats across Economy, Premium Economy, and Business Premier classes.
Michael Jones, who now oversees spaceport business Equatorial Launch Australia, revealed the group were attracted to the prospect of growing Rex’s 737 capital city services.