We’ve really hit it out the park with our new partnership with Rex Airlines (trust us, it’s a gamechanger). With a generous bag allowance for those who find it impossible to travel light; 1 free-of-charge ticket reissue; and 1 free name change, it’s the most flexible way to get where you’re going.
Experience Stage & Screen’s new partner, Rex
Sometimes you just need a little more flexibility – or luggage – when you’re travelling for work. Especially if you’re in the Sport and Entertainment sector. Maybe it’s an extra pair of heels to dazzle on the runway. Or lucky boots to help you win the game. At Stage & Screen, we’ve got you covered with the help of our new partner Rex Airlines.
Exclusive to Stage and Screen, Rex Airlines has created an ‘entertainment-focused’ fare especially for our entertainment and sports customers. It includes an additional piece of luggage free of charge for all those extra necessities. But that’s not all. Because we know the unexpected can happen at any time in the wondrous world of sports and entertainment, you’ll also get one ticket re-issue as well as one name change free of charge. It’s the little things that make a big difference.
And for those who’d like to keep tabs on expenses, Stage & Screen has also negotiated special SME airfares as part of our new 10-year partnership with Rex Airlines. Simply by booking through Stage and Screen, you’ll be able to access specially negotiated airfares for your regional, FIFO and inter-city domestic trips on this growing airline.
For that much-needed downtime when you’re travelling, Rex Airlines has lounges in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra airports. A new lounge in Brisbane is expected to open in 2023, while another new lounge is currently under construction in the Sydney airport. This will be the carrier’s flagship lounge, which overlooks expansive views of the airport’s southern runway.
If you’re as impressed as we are with the offering of Rex Airlines, you’ll be glad to hear the airline is also putting the finishing touches on new business and leisure loyalty programs for its frequent flyers.
Flight Centre Travel Group Managing Director Graham Turner said: “We are delighted to extend our relationship with Rex Airlines and to forge a strong partnership that stretches well beyond the typical one or three-year airline-agency contract.
“Flight Centre Travel Group has worked closely with Rex Airlines since its launch as Regional Express in 2002 and will continue to do so as it evolves with the expansion of its increasingly popular full-service jet operations between major capital cities and major holiday destinations.
“Today, Rex Airlines is an innovative and forward-thinking domestic carrier, with strong product offerings for corporate and leisure travellers and an expansive regional network.”
General Manager of Sales for Rex Airlines, Ann Elliot, said the airline was excited to partner with FCTG and its brands such as Stage & Screen.
“We’re excited to partner with Stage & Screen and deliver choice and value to their customers,” Ann said. “We are proud to be supporting sports and entertainment businesses by creating greater access to both our regional and domestic networks.”
Ann said the carrier had a raft of new initiatives underway to enhance the customer experience from new lounges and airline partnerships to new loyalty programs and innovative sustainability initiatives.
A little background information on Rex Airlines
With its head office in Sydney and a domestic network including 58 destinations predominantly across the north and south-east of Australia and south-west into the key hubs of Western Australia, Rex Airlines is on the highway to success. Recently the carrier was named ‘Airline of the Year’ at the Australian Aviation Awards.
In July 2022, Rex Airlines announced the acquisition of National Jet Express (NJE), the regional services arm of Cobham Aviation Services Australia (Cobham). NJE is a leading provider of FIFO services in Western Australia and South Australia. NJE also operates freight services from Sydney to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and the Gold Coast (Coolangatta), as well as air charter services in Papua New Guinea.
Rex operates a fleet of 61 Saab 340 and seven Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. Following the acquisition of NJE, the airline will add eight Bombardier Q400 turboprops and six Embraer E190 jets to its fleet. The Rex Group comprises wholly owned subsidiaries Pel-Air Aviation (air freight, aeromedical and charter operator), the Australian Airline Pilot Academy, which has campuses in Wagga Wagga and Ballarat. The group also includes propeller maintenance organisation, Australian Aerospace Propeller Maintenance.
Rex Airlines at a glance
- Offers more than 160 weekly 737 jet services on the Golden Triangle between Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and more than 190 weekly 737 jet services between Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
- Over the years, Rex Airlines has flown more than 21 million passengers throughout Australia
- Pre-Covid, Rex was flying 1.4 million passengers annually.
- The airline operates 75,000 annual regular public transport flights.
- The carrier’s legacy involves two regional airlines established almost 70 years ago.
- The two airlines bore the names of two of Australia’s regional aviation pioneers: Hazelton Airlines established in 1953 in the NSW Central West by Max Hazelton; and Kendell Airlines, established in Wagga Wagga in 1965 by Don and Eilish Kendell.
