The news comes only days after the Australian federal government announced it would reopen to fully vaccinated tourists and visa holders from 21 February.
Domestic economy airfares have dropped by over 25 per cent on average since February 2021, while business class fares are down 20 per cent, Australian Aviation can reveal.
Rex is primed to take Qantas on head-on, after the Flying Kangaroo announced it will soon begin operating two weekly return flights between Sydney and Broken Hill - a route that Rex has operated solely for 18 years.
An Air New Zealand flagship Boeing 777-300 has returned to the skies for the first time in almost 600 days, as it prepares to restart international cargo operations.
It’s the first time that Velocity customers have been allowed to spend their points on Singapore Airlines reward seats since the practice was paused in April 2020, after the COVID pandemic hit, and Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration.
Rex Airlines has announced it will construct a new Boeing 737 flight simulator centre at its Mascot headquarters, after securing funding under a NSW job-fuelling program.