Rare JJK2008 Posted July 3, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 3, 2023 OK going to ask for more opinions. My DW and I will be spending about 6 weeks in Australia in October and November with a two-week NZ cruise in the middle of our Oz adventures. Our plan is to see as much as possible in the time we have. We're planning fly/drive combinations to various places in Oz and are in the process of booking our domestic flights. We've read all the bad things about Jetstar. We came across Rex Airlines which will have flights on one of the city-to-city legs we were looking at. We know nothing about Rex Airlines. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks, in advance. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted July 3, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Can't say I've heard any untoward or negative reports about Rex, a regional airline, but I would never book Jetstar, they are cheap but IMO too risky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sparky74 Posted July 3, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, JJK2008 said: OK going to ask for more opinions. My DW and I will be spending about 6 weeks in Australia in October and November with a two-week NZ cruise in the middle of our Oz adventures. Our plan is to see as much as possible in the time we have. We're planning fly/drive combinations to various places in Oz and are in the process of booking our domestic flights. We've read all the bad things about Jetstar. We came across Rex Airlines which will have flights on one of the city-to-city legs we were looking at. We know nothing about Rex Airlines. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks, in advance. John Rex is a smaller airline servicing regional airports with smaller planes. The name, Rex, is an abbreviation of "Regional Express". I don’t fly very often but I can’t recall having any major issues with them. ANY airline can have flights delayed or cancelled and bags will sometimes go astray, that's the nature of travel. I've flown with Jetstar too and been happy with them. YMMV I always avoided avoided TigerAir but that’s a bid academic as I don’t think they exist anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser3775 Posted July 4, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Rex (Regional Express) is a smaller airline, but has a very good reputation. They started by doing flights between larger regional cites, including some which were not serviced by the big two Australian airlines. More recently, they have added flights between major cities. They have the reputation of being the most on time of all the Australian domestic airlines. Jetstar is the least reliable of the domestic airlines for being on time, but still fills a niche as a low cost carrier. I've flown on them a few times recently without major problems. Just be aware that the price you see does not include checked baggage, food or seat selection or cancellation/rebooking. Added in, these may make the cost close to the same as Qantas or Virgin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarramar Posted July 4, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Rex is quickly growing it's popularity and reputation as being the airline of choice among Australian travellers. They have less cancellations and delay issues than any of the other local carriers apart from Bonza who are new and building support. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogbay Posted July 4, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 4, 2023 3 hours ago, JJK2008 said: OK going to ask for more opinions. My DW and I will be spending about 6 weeks in Australia in October and November with a two-week NZ cruise in the middle of our Oz adventures. Our plan is to see as much as possible in the time we have. We're planning fly/drive combinations to various places in Oz and are in the process of booking our domestic flights. We've read all the bad things about Jetstar. We came across Rex Airlines which will have flights on one of the city-to-city legs we were looking at. We know nothing about Rex Airlines. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks, in advance. John Have been flying REX for years never had issue . Coffs/Sydney and Brisbane/ Sydney .👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted July 4, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, cruiser3775 said: Jetstar is the least reliable of the domestic airlines for being on time, but still fills a niche as a low cost carrier. I've flown on them a few times recently without major problems. Just be aware that the price you see does not include checked baggage, food or seat selection or cancellation/rebooking. Added in, these may make the cost close to the same as Qantas or Virgin. It depends which category of ticket you purchase. It is quite clear what your choice includes. Edited July 4, 2023 by possum52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELep Posted July 4, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 4, 2023 I have heard only positive reports from someone who uses Rex regularly on the Sydney to Brisbane route. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JJK2008 Posted July 4, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted July 4, 2023 You folks are the BEST!!! Thank You for all the replies. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaroo Andrew Posted July 7, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 7, 2023 On the major domestic routes in respect to recovery aspects (organizing another aircraft or getting a seat on another flight) Rex may be at the bottom of the list in the event of a problem. There are only seven B737s in the fleet (6 of those aircraft are ex Virgin) and they will be spread everywhere on the east coast. Qantas will probably be the best option with Virgin and Jetstar on a par. If your time is limited you don't want to spend any of it twiddling your thumbs in an airport lounge. Every airline in Australia is suffering from staffing problems (tech crew, cabin crew and engineers) and the sourcing of spares. What is flying though is very safe. As in all things in regard to service, it all depends on what you want to pay. Oats are expensive to buy, but if you want some that have been through the horse once they will cost a little less. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted July 8, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) I have flown REX half a dozen times, Moruya to Sydney and return flights. From here they use their workhorses, the Saab 340, 40 seaters, most of their regional fleet. Quite reliable but restricted to 15kg luggage on the Saab and catering is a Bottle of water or tea/coffee and a Sweet or savoury biscuit. Edited July 8, 2023 by NSWP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ozdevil Posted July 8, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) On 7/4/2023 at 7:52 AM, JJK2008 said: OK going to ask for more opinions. My DW and I will be spending about 6 weeks in Australia in October and November with a two-week NZ cruise in the middle of our Oz adventures. Our plan is to see as much as possible in the time we have. We're planning fly/drive combinations to various places in Oz and are in the process of booking our domestic flights. We've read all the bad things about Jetstar. We came across Rex Airlines which will have flights on one of the city-to-city legs we were looking at. We know nothing about Rex Airlines. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks, in advance. John Bonza is another airline to look at however they are reasonably new and dont fly the convential routes also if your planning on hiring a vehicle you can can some very good cheap rentals that wont cost you an arm an a leg . if you can snag a vehicle relocation to an area you want to see in the area your in and to the destination your heading this could even save you airfare costs for example you may get a small hatch back from sydney airport to brisbane 4 days free and after that $25/day with 2000km +1 free tank of fuel +road tolls in Sydney and Brisbane include and only a $500 dollar bondhttps://www.transfercar.com.au/search?sort_col=extras&view_by=list&page=3 Even camper van relocations can be done as well Edited July 8, 2023 by ozdevil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JJK2008 Posted July 9, 2023 Author #13 Share Posted July 9, 2023 18 hours ago, ozdevil said: Bonza is another airline to look at however they are reasonably new and dont fly the convential routes also if your planning on hiring a vehicle you can can some very good cheap rentals that wont cost you an arm an a leg . if you can snag a vehicle relocation to an area you want to see in the area your in and to the destination your heading this could even save you airfare costs for example you may get a small hatch back from sydney airport to brisbane 4 days free and after that $25/day with 2000km +1 free tank of fuel +road tolls in Sydney and Brisbane include and only a $500 dollar bondhttps://www.transfercar.com.au/search?sort_col=extras&view_by=list&page=3 Even camper van relocations can be done as well Great info....Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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