I flew the first flight today at 0700. Was my third inaugural flight and it was a great day. Lots of speeches before the flight, free coffee and scones.
On board it's very much like flying VA, complete with purple divider.
Service took forever but perfectly understandable. Served was a choice of champagne, orange juice or mimosa. And a Rex cupcake. The only part of the standard offering was a cookie.
Before the flight they picked someone at random to upgrade to 1A.
On board three prizes were given away randomly:
1, Melbourne to King Island return flight for two with two nights accommodation
2, as above but to Adelaide
3, as arrive but to Gold Coast
Amazingly, the same person who was upgraded to 1A won another prize.
On decent there was a 5 minute or so history of Rex read out.
Also, lots of clapping. A hilarious amount of clapping. Heaps of media on board, too.
Finally, a gift bag for everyone with a book on the history of Rex, a decent Rex open, personalised certificate, a good metal drink bottle, this month's Rex magazine.
A great day.