Rex Airlines and Delta Air Lines have begun their interline service agreement that the airlines say “will create a streamlined travel experience for passengers flying between Australia and mainland America.”
Rex Deputy Chairman, Hon John Sharp AM, said, “We are proud to enhance our services to our ever-increasing loyal customers by offering seamless connections from our regional and domestic ports to a quality international carrier such as Delta Air Lines”.
“This interline arrangement will make it easier for Australians to visit the U.S., allowing customers to connect onto Delta Air Lines’ U.S. network and for Americans to explore more of Australia with over 58 destinations. We are thrilled to be working with a world-class airline,” he said.
Delta’s Head of Sales for Australia and New Zealand, Nicole Bennett, said: “We are excited to be expanding the domestic Australian relationship with Rex Airlines to enable our customers to connect seamlessly to our daily Sydney – Los Angeles flight. This service will increase to 10 flights per week from 18 December, flying our flagship A350.”
Under the new agreement, the services will enable the following:
- Delta Passengers travelling from the U.S., Canada and Mexico to access an expanded network of Rex Airlines’ domestic connections to capital cities and across Rex’s regional network to 58 destinations throughout all states in Australia, including but not limited to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, the Gold Coast, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie;
- Rex Passengers travelling to the U.S. have easy access to 40 cities;
- Passengers are able to book all flights, including connecting flights, under one booking, with a single baggage drop where permitted.
Los Angeles serves as one of Delta’s most important coastal hubs, where the airline today operates 140 daily flights to 53 destinations across the globe.
Flights across the networks are now on sale, with Rex promoting the use of travel agents to book flights off the back of their deals done with major travel consortia earlier in the year.
The Australian airline also recently announced a new trade booking portal as well as announcing a return to profitability in September 2022 for the first time since the domestic carrier resumed operations in February this year after shutdowns due to COVID-19 border restrictions in 2021.
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