Rex Airlines goes into administration: how regional services are affected
Regional focused airline Rex has collapsed and all flights between major airports have been cancelled in another blow for Aussie travellers and the industry. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.
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00:00We are concerned about Rex. It's an important regional airline.
00:04Regional focused airline Rex has collapsed and all flights between major airports have
00:08been cancelled in another blow for Aussie travellers and the industry.
00:12All domestic Boeing 737s have been grounded and up to 610 staff will lose their jobs,
00:19including 360 workers on capital city routes and 250 in the regions.
00:25Something needs to be done to help Rex out here to provide more choice to customers in
00:31the domestic airline market. Regional and remote flights to
00:35communities like King Island will continue during administration and Virgin Australia
00:40has stepped up to assist all Rex connecting flights in capital cities.
00:44If customers contact Virgin Australia and arrange a rebooking through the Virgin website,
00:49then they will be able to get placed onto a Virgin flight as close as possible to their
00:53current booking. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government
00:57is prepared to play a constructive role following the shock collapse as pressure mounts for labour
01:02to step in.