In an apparent dig at its rival, QantasLink CEO John Gissing marked the launch by arguing the move would offer locals “more choice” on what was “previously a monopoly route”.
Rex will expand its 737 capital city network to operate twice-daily services to both Adelaide and the Gold Coast in a month.
The Boeing 737-8FE, VH-RQC msn 33797, departed Melbourne at 7:21am as flight ZL18 and arrived in Sydney at 8:25am.
The organisation said it was now “confident the aircraft is safe” and was happy to follow a similar ruling by the FAA in November.
Australian Aviation photographers Lenn Bayliss and Dave Soda were on hand to capture the moment a 55-year-old Cavok Air Antonov An-12B visited Wellcamp and Melbourne. UR-CEZ, msn 6344304, departed Kuala Lumpur on 20 February at 11:04pm as flight CVK7080 and landed in Darwin at 7:49am the next day. This content is available exclusively to Australian
The news comes after Qantas said it was to forge ahead with outsourcing roles before the outcome of a crucial legal challenge.