The voluntary administration of Australian airline Rex will affect 11 domestic routes, though each will continue to be served by other operators.
As reported by Aviation Week, the airline filed to enter administration on July 30, with Ernst & Young appointed to handle the case. The airline’s jet operations have been grounded immediately, although its regional turboprop services will continue to operate normally during the administration process.
Rex was this week scheduled to serve 11 intercity routes using its fleet of nine Boeing 737-800s, data provided by OAG Schedules Analyser shows.
Seven of the services were from Melbourne—to Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Gold Coast, Perth and Sydney—alongside flights from Sydney to Adelaide, Brisbane and Gold Coast. The only route not to touch Melbourne or Sydney was due to operate between Adelaide and Brisbane.
In total, the carrier was scheduled to fly some 55,600 weekly seats using its 737-800s—about 31% of which were due to be offered between Melbourne and Sydney. However, unlike the recent administration of fellow Australian airline Bonza—which left almost 30 domestic routes without nonstop flights—all airport pairs operated by Rex’s 737s will continue to be…