Rex completes first Sydney-Brisbane flight

Rex’s first Sydney to Brisbane flight has taken off, completing the airline’s long-awaited goal of servicing the lucrative ‘golden triangle’ of Melbourne-Sydney-Brisbane. Rex flight ZL352 took off from Sydney Airport at 3:31pm local time after a 15-minute delay, and touched down in Brisbane just over one hour later, at 3:38pm Queensland time. The flight marks not only a new milestone for Rex, but comes just days after Queensland reopened its border to COVID hotspot states, including NSW, Victoria and the ACT, on 13 December. “This is a great way to end what has been an extraordinary year for both Rex and the whole aviation industry,” said Rex Deputy Chairman John Sharp. From today, Rex will run three services per weekday between the NSW and Queensland capitals, with two services per day on weekends. Rex Ambassador Kay Hull, the former federal member for Riverina who advocated to save what would soon become Regional Express Airlines after Ansett fell in 2001, was present on Monday to wave off the first Sydney-Brisbane flight.<br/>