Chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka said free snacks “aren’t valued by our guests” and the decision would mean the business could keep ticket prices down.
The regional carrier also accused its rival of “fare gouging” and said it would offer customers annual savings of up to $100 million when capacity returns to pre-COVID levels.
Rex has reversed its decision to cut five regional routes at the heart of its row with Qantas over network expansion.
Qantas has lost the first round of its legal bid to push back the start of defecting new Velocity CEO Nick Rohrlach after the NSW Supreme Court ruled the case must be heard in Singapore.
The country’s cabinet will meet on Monday and an arrangement would start as soon as airlines could make the necessary preparations to restart flying.
Qantas’ chief executive of international, Andrew David, revealed the news at a town-hall style meeting on Thursday, before it had been officially confirmed by the federal government.