Rex launches its own frequent flyer program (in October 2023)

[elanshin]

My fiancée will be happy. She prefers Rex over the other domestic hoppers, so I can't see me chasing QFF perks for much longer.

I can see how many points you get for each flight, pending airfare cost, but how many status credits do you get per flight?

In any case, it makes for opening up reward seats on more regional locations. I wonder if this and the likes of Bonza's new routes might be able to inspire more regional or rural travel. It would be good for those areas and good for us to learn more about our own country. What are your thoughts?

I doubt it promotes any tourism. Domestic travel is just extremely costly when compared to visiting South East Asia (even for flights).

Definitely helpful for the locals that need to travel in and out though.

As for Bonza... Right now the expectation is that they'll fold at any moment. I imagine all 3 other airlines are prepping for rescue flight scenarios right now.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

1000 RFF points on offer, got the email, for joining I think.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

1000 RFF points on offer, got the email, for joining I think.

For using mastercard? 1000 bonus points each time used, but limited to the first 23,000 bookings.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Er, um, did I see that right.
REX flyer, according to pointshac*s website, has an annual fee of $1450?
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Re: colleague Mel_traveller, not sure, didnt go indepth.
But with what I thought I read with that on pointhac*ks, $1450 a year for the joining fee is a lot of $.
Only good thing about flying REX, is their J fare ADL - MEL is cheaper than VA on most days.
But for $1450 in annual "loyalty fee", no thanks.
Must be getting old, thought I saw it had one.
Maybe it was their former Rex business FF system that had that annual fee.
Edit: sorry, yep, it was REX flyer, their former FF system that had that fee.
Sorry about the hiccup.
As you were.

 

[tmdl]

Are there any new (or any at all) point earning partners with REX FF?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

No FF partners, but I think there is a sort of something of an agreement between ZL and DL...
Could be wrong, but I think maybe that their liaison with DL is only that each will carry eachs flight number on/as an extension of the others flights, but as for earning, most likely not, think I read that there is no link in their FF programs (as yet/not going to be)...
No credit or debit cards liaison.
No hotel liaison.
No car rental liasion.
No mobile phone or ISP liasion.
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ET (executive traveller) says they (ZL and DL) plan to link their FF program later this year.

 

[HS-TQE]

ZL has interlines with both DL and EY. At this stage, ZL only confirmed plans to upgrade the DL interline to a formal FF partnership.

 

[henrus]

ZL has interlines with both DL and EY. At this stage, ZL only confirmed plans to upgrade the DL interline to a formal FF partnership.

ExpertFlyer doesn't show the EY interline but interestingly does show they can interline luggage to Royal Brunei and Gulf Air.


Interline Agreements:
Flying ZL
E-Ticket Interline Agreements
DL
Paper Ticket and Baggage Interline Agreement
MAY ISSUE TICKETS INCLUDING
BI DL GF ZL
MAY CHECK BAGGAGE TO
BI DL GF ZL

 

[Saab34]

They need to add Perth and Cairns if they want to be a viable alternative. A recent flight I took from Cairns, had a lot of American Airlines bag tags in the overhead bin.

 

[Mattg]

They need to add Perth and Cairns if they want to be a viable alternative. A recent flight I took from Cairns, had a lot of American Airlines bag tags in the overhead bin.

Do you think all those AAdvantage members are really going to fly Rex when they can get their Oneworld benefits on Qantas?

 

[AIRwin]

Do you think all those AAdvantage members are really going to fly Rex when they can get their Oneworld benefits on Qantas?

Or Delta?