With economy fares starting at $99, and business class from $299, Rex is taking Qantas and Virgin Australia head-on.
Rex’s flights between Sydney and Melbourne are actually on sale for travel from March 2021, with sharp costs and inclusions in each business-class and economic system.
On the pointy finish, business-class fares start at simply $299 one-way: inclusive of lounge entry, an inflight meal, checked baggage, and extra.
In economy class, fares begin at $99, additionally together with checked baggage, a complimentary inflight snack, and tea, espresso, and water.
There is not any seat choice price on the higher-level Saver tickets, which additionally enable the journey to be canceled and credited to a Travel Financial institution.
As properly, passengers on Saver fares can buy airport lounge entry for $33, the place obtainable.
Upgrading to the highest-priced Flex class makes the acquisition of lounge entry half worth, and unlocks refunds to the unique type of fee (with a $33 price).
It additionally bumps your cabin baggage allowance from 7kg to 10kg on jet routes, amongst different benefits:
Business-class additionally affords a number of fare decisions, with Biz Saver, Biz, and Biz Plus tickets obtainable.
The travel expertise is analogous throughout all three, besides that Biz Saver passengers get 10kg of carry-on baggage, whereas Biz and Biz Plus get 15kg (with as much as 10kg in single merchandise).
Flexibility guidelines additionally loosen as you climb the fare ladder.
Biz Plus fares enable flight modifications with no price previous to the scheduled departure time, in addition to title modifications without a price: helpful for enterprise travelers who have to ship a colleague of their place.
Rex’s Sydney-Melbourne schedule
With as many as 9 flights per day between Sydney and Melbourne, travelers could have loads of alternatives after they fly.
Right here’s what Rex’s flight schedule seems like from Sydney to Melbourne on most days of the week:
In the wrong way from Melbourne to Sydney, your flight choices are as follows on most days:
Bookings between Sydney and Melbourne can now be made by way of a travel agent and the Regional Express website.
Brisbane the subsequent cease on the Triangle
Past Sydney and Melbourne, Rex can be planning jet flights from Brisbane, set to take to the air from April 2021.
That bold assault on Australia’s profitable ‘golden triangle’ between the east coast capitals might later lengthen to Canberra, Adelaide, and Perth, in keeping with the airline’s investor deck for what it termed Project Mother.
“If our (triangle) providers show profitable, we are going to inject as much as 10 planes into the home market by the top of 2021,” says Rex Deputy Chairman John Sharp.
“From there, we intend to develop a full home airline community, linking all of the capital cities over time.”
The airline is chasing a mid-market place, with fare costs corresponding to Jetstar, however with inflight service and inclusions extra alongside the strains of Virgin Australia.