Rex today announced that it will increase fares across its domestic and regional networks in response to the steep increases in operational costs due to spiralling fuel costs and overall strong inflationary pressures.
Rex has announced its fares will increase by $10 with some larger increases in the lower-priced promotional (PROMO) fares.
“This will be the first time Rex has increased fares in more than three years,” Rex’s General Manager Network Strategy, Warrick Lodge said.
“With fuel prices shooting up by over 30% in recent weeks and with supply chains being severely disrupted, the existing ticket prices are no longer tenable.
“However, our new fares are still extremely affordable with Sydney-Melbourne and Sydney-Brisbane starting from $109.
“Rex’s Business class starts from $299 and is often even cheaper than Qantas’ economy class which can well exceed $500, particularly during periods not competing directly with Rex.”
Mr Lodge said that, despite the rise in fares, Rex is proud of being a disruptor on the domestic market, bringing record low average fares to consumers for travel on the golden triangle.
“We will be bringing in additional aircraft shortly and more major cities in Australia will be able to benefit from Rex’s reliable and affordable air travel.”
The fare increase will be effective for all new sales made from Friday 25 March 2022.
Earlier this month, Rex announced it was setting aside $1 million worth of freight and passenger transport as part of the Rex Disaster Relief Fund, supporting emergency assistance efforts in the flood-ravaged areas of Queensland and NSW with its Rex Disaster Relief Fund.
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For more information, visit www.rex.com.au.
