Flying from Perth to Melbourne and Adelaide looks set to become cheaper, with airline REX launching direct flights.
Australia’s largest regional airline Rex has launched new flight routes connecting the nation’s west coast to the east for a bargain.
As the first of the new services take to the skies on Friday, the airline has also launched a 72-hour sale with one-way fares from $149.
Return flights from Perth to Adelaide and Melbourne will offer “a new era of competitive pricing for travellers after almost 15 years of sky-high fares to Perth,” Rex said on Friday.
The first of the four flights, flight ZL1212 from Perth to Adelaide, departed at 11.55am on Friday.
The Australian Airports Association confirmed the 72-hour sale prices for flights to and from Perth are the cheapest available in almost 15 years but they are subject to availability.
Even after the sale ends, the regular fares are still expected to be the cheapest in a decade, the association said.
The flights between Perth and Melbourne will run five days a week on the airline’s 737s, while flights between Perth and Adelaide will run three days a week using National Jet Express (NJE) Embraer E-190 jets.
Checked baggage and refreshments are included in the flights, renowned for having the best domestic on-time performance and lowest cancellation rate of the major carriers, according to new data from the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE).
Rex chairman John Sharp AM urged Australians to “give Rex a go”.
