Travellers between Melbourne and Perth will benefit from more choice, reliable service, and more competitive fares as Rex adds the popular route to its Boeing 737 domestic schedule starting today. Rex, Australia’s Airline of the Year winner, will operate flights five days a week between the two cities starting Friday, 28 June.
Warrick Lodge, Rex General Manager of Network Strategy, commented on the expansion: “The new service will add close to 90,000 seats to one of the nation’s busiest routes, which is great news for business, trade, tourism, and travellers.”
He further added, “When more airlines compete on a particular route, consumers benefit and our record in the domestic markets speaks for itself—Rex delivers terrific value for money. Rex consistently outshines its domestic rivals in on-time performance and cancellation rates, and when travellers are booking a route of this distance and duration, reliability is paramount. Our competitors cancelled 57 flights in total on this route in the first four months of 2024, while their combined on-time arrival and departure performance was only around 72 percent.”
The new Melbourne-Perth route is Rex’s 11th domestic service, with its Boeing 737 fleet flying to major capital cities and popular destinations including Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, and the Gold Coast. The carrier will make a further announcement in the coming days on yet another domestic route.
Victorian Government Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Steve Dimopoulos, expressed his enthusiasm: “We are delighted with the news of extra flights between Melbourne and Perth and look forward to welcoming even more visitors from Perth to experience all the wonderful things Victoria has to offer.”
Natalie Hutchins, Victorian Government Minister for Jobs and Industry, also remarked: “This is fantastic news for Victoria. Having direct flights between Melbourne and Perth with Rex will create local jobs and increase our capacity on a key flight route, while bringing more visitors to our great state.”
