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.