Rex moves its 737 simulator to Sydney

The proposed three-times weekly service was set to return on 22 June but has now been suspended “indefinitely” due to low forecasted demand.

The airline said QF7168, scheduled to depart Melbourne at 5pm for a 6:40pm arrival, would carry 485 passengers, the equivalent of almost three cancelled Boeing 737-800 aircraft that normally fly the busy route.

Speaking to Australian Aviation for an upcoming podcast about his recent book, The Chairman’s Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out, Aston said Qantas was “effectively the only external party that was opposed to the flights being granted”….