Rex snags regulated Queensland regional routes from Qantas

Rex has been awarded a new five-year contract by the Queensland government to perform a key regional air route connecting regional communities across central Queensland with Brisbane city. The Queensland government announced on Tuesday that from 1 January, Rex will take over the Central 1 route, connecting the regional towns of Roma and Charleville to the state’s capital of Brisbane. Central Route 1 forms one of seven regional routes that are regulated by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, and the route was previously serviced by Rex rival QantasLink. QantasLink’s contract is due to expire in December after five years of servicing Central Route 1, and Rex said the tender process for the route was “competitive”. In total, Rex was awarded with six regulated routes under the Queensland government’s regulated air service contract scheme, retaining its five previous contracts for another five years.<br/>