Rex to launch Melbourne/Adelaide-Perth routes

[jase05]

Until Rex fix their lounge situation and offer more frequencies they are still a no for me at this stage. I have nothing against them and would fly them more if they fixed those two issues

 

[Mattg]

ADL-PER will also start from the same date, operated by National Jet Express. Fares from $249 one-way in Y and no J available.

Schedule:

• ZL1212 PER 11:55 - ADL 16:15
• ZL1217 ADL 17:00 - PER 19:00

 

[jrfsp]

ADL-PER will also start from the same date, operated by National Jet Express. Fares from $249 one-way in Y and no J available.

As with MEL, lead in fare is more than I would have expected. Decent times at least.

 

[Harrison_133]

ADL-PER will also start from the same date, operated by National Jet Express. Fares from $249 one-way in Y and no J available.

Schedule:

• ZL1212 PER 11:55 - ADL 16:15
• ZL1217 ADL 17:00 - PER 19:00

Service appears to only be 3x weekly too.

Additional flights from Melbourne and Adelaide into Perth | Western Australian Government

In a boost for domestic tourism and travel, Rex Airlines has announced new flights into Perth from Melbourne and Adelaide, which will support an additional 120,000 seats into Western Australia each year.

www.wa.gov.au

 

[jase05]

With all these extra PER flights is there a plan for a lounge?

 

[dajop]

My bet, yes there would be a plan. To open a lounge at PER in 2032.

 

[Mattg]

Service appears to only be 3x weekly too.

Additional flights from Melbourne and Adelaide into Perth | Western Australian Government

In a boost for domestic tourism and travel, Rex Airlines has announced new flights into Perth from Melbourne and Adelaide, which will support an additional 120,000 seats into Western Australia each year.

www.wa.gov.au

Yep. Using Embraer E190s from NJE.

 

[A321]

Interesting

 

[tdimdad]

With all these extra PER flights is there a plan for a lounge?

Even if there was, don't hold high expectations. Their SYD lounge reminds me mostly of the 1990's lunch/staff rooms. One of those which make you realise that sometimes the terminal common areas may be nicer than where you are now...

 

[oz_mark]

With all these extra PER flights is there a plan for a lounge?

There's nothing to indicate that there is.
Virgin used to have a lounge in T2, but I don't know if that space is still available.

 

[Saab34]

Even just new furniture, paint the walls, new fridges, new food offering, you don’t need to spend millions like Borghetti did. Just make them more 2024 ish not 2000. I don’t care if they stick to self serve, just make them a bit more appealing.

 

[Must...Fly!]

ADL is a bizarre choice especially under a lease. Competing against everyone and 3x a week? This won't last.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Potential daytime connection per-adl-mel with those timings, 75 minute transit in Adelaide.

 

[Saab34]

Isn’t it just downtime flying during mining ops?

They do the same with Cairns and the Q400, repositioning flights but sold to customers as RPT. Often at the most ungodly hours. No thanks.

 

[Harrison_133]

Both routes currently on sale until June 5th.

ADL-PER from $219
MEL-PER from $269 (no J sale)

 

[AIRwin]

And VA regularly have MEL-PER sales for under $299. Indeed, they currently have $269 for Lite fares and $305 for Choice fares.

Happy Hour today $199 for Lite fare in July and August

 

[dajop]

ADL is a bizarre choice especially under a lease. last.

A lease from 100% owned subsidiary.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Even if there was, don't hold high expectations. Their SYD lounge reminds me mostly of the 1990's lunch/staff rooms. One of those which make you realise that sometimes the terminal common areas may be nicer than where you are now...

Except… the Rex lounges are a true ‘haven’. Rarely more than 5 or 6 people in them. Only once have I been in the sydney lounge and had to look for a seat! (There was one, but tucked away.) Compared to any other lounge offering, isn’t that what people want? Peace and quiet, clean WCs, coffee, beers and wines, and a hot toasted sarnie? Cleaning is meticulous, and no tables stacked up with used crockery after people move on.

I’ve had to queue to get into VA lounges!

 

[HS-TQE]

ADL is a bizarre choice especially under a lease. Competing against everyone and 3x a week? This won't last.

Leasing off their subsidiary, it's similar to QF or VA using QFLink or VARA aircraft respectively in those states.

 

[Must...Fly!]

A lease from 100% owned subsidiary.

Leasing off their subsidiary, it's similar to QF or VA using QFLink or VARA aircraft respectively in those states.

Good points, I had forgotten NJE = Rex