Access Regional Australia with REX

Regional Express Airlines (REX) is Australia’s largest independent regional airline and serves Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia.

The REX Mission

Rex has its roots firmly in the bush and in country Australia. Its tagline ‘Our Heart is in the Country’ boldly affirms this. Rex believes that the bush needs and deserves an air service of quality that provides good connectivity with capital cities at affordable prices, and Rex seeks to fulfil these expectations.

Since its formation, Rex has steered a course balancing the needs of regional communities for extensive and affordable air services and to be economically viable and sustainable.

• Partnering with local communities
  Rex has decades of experience in service to the bush and understands the needs of regional Australia. It often co-invests with local communities to develop ways to start or nurture marginal routes that would otherwise not have any air service.
   
• Affordability for all
  Rex understands that regional Australia needs access to affordable air travel. Therefore, Rex has developed vigorous in-house programs that seek out and eliminate wastages and inefficiencies in order to lower its cost base. These benefits allow the Company to shelter its fares from the full impact of external spikes in costs escalation.
  For example, in a year of escalating fuel increases with three upward revisions in fuel levies, Rex’s net average fare in FY 04/05 was 21% cheaper than when it started operations in 2002.
   
• On time punctuality
  Rex Airlines consistently has one of the highest percentages of on-time arrivals and departures among Australia’s domestic carriers. Rex is also often one of the most punctual carriers for departures and has one of the lowest cancellation rates. Due to this exceptional service, Rex ranks highly within domestic airline customer satisfaction surveys.
   
• Serving from the heart
  Rex maintains bases in regional communities where many of its staff grew up and live. In other words, they serve the communities they know and can recognise and welcome many passengers as friends. As a result, Rex believes that although it is formally headquartered in Sydney, it is often viewed as being a part of many of the regional communities it serves.

REX Community Fares

The Community Fare is a unique and innovative fare scheme pioneered by Rex. 

Under this scheme, Rex Community Fares (Rex Promo) are available for early-bird sales up to 30 days prior to departure (advance purchase is 60 days for all Queensland regulated routes) subject to Community Fare availability. Please note: Community Fares are strictly subject to availability during the advance purchase period, and may sell out. As these Fares are highly popular, we recommend booking as early as possible to secure a Community Fare.

For last minute purchases within 7 days before departure, all remaining unsold seats are then released at the Community Fare (Rex Promo) fare level. This is subject to remaining seat availability.

Rex Community Fares are non-changeable and non-refundable. Fares include a free checked baggage allowance of 15kgs, per person.