If you’re planning a domestic flight within Australia, you might want to check out Rex’s 72-hour sale.
Rex has a number of popular routes on sale that are serviced by the airlines Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. This includes destinations such as Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra.
Economy fares start for as little as $99 one-way in economy, and $249 one-way in business class. $99 one-way economy fares cover popular routes including:
Sydney to Gold Coast
Melbourne to Gold Coast
Melbourne to Sydney
Melbourne to Hobart
Sydney to Brisbane
Melbourne to Adelaide
Melbourne to Canberra
Brisbane to Cairns
There is a catch though. The sale fares only apply for mid-week travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. If you’re planning weekend travel you’re out of luck with this sale. Booking and handling fees also apply.
The sale runs until the 19th April, and covers travel between the 29th April until the 31st August 2024.
Rex has 10 Boeing 737-800 aircraft servicing its more popular routes across the country. The aircraft offer both business and economy class seats, and support inflight catering and inflight Wi-Fi connectivity.
Rex relies on smaller Saab 340 aircraft to serve many of its regional routes, with more than 60 in service today.
Typically airline sales are subject to a blackout period that often covers school and public holidays. However Rex says that’s not the case for this sale.
Rex’s sale fares also include both carry-on and checked baggage allowances. This differs from some low-cost airlines, that only offer carry-on on cheaper sale fares.
You can book sale fares now via Rex’s official website, or by speaking to your local travel agent.
Other major airlines including Qantas and Virgin have run a number of short sales recently.