The test, conducted on a ground demonstrator aircraft dubbed “Clyde”, took place at Brisbane Airport and was the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the first on a registered plane at an international airport.
The airport, which had insisted an underground station was the best solution, has bowed to pressure after the federal government’s mediator, Neil Scales, sided with the state government.
The “An Airfare to Remember” campaign, which is looking to build awareness of Rex’s domestic jet operations, is being rolled out by Rex in conjunction with agency T&Pm Australia, and uses humour and double entendres to get its message across.
Tasmania, once considered an Australian leader in public transport, now ranks among the worst in the country, according to a report published earlier this year.
The test, conducted on a ground demonstrator aircraft dubbed “Clyde”, took place at Brisbane Airport and was the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the first on a registered plane at an international airport.