Katter Calls on Albanese to Ditch Rex and Launch New National Airline

A day after the Labor government announced the possibility of nationalising an ailing regional airline, one country political party says it would cost too much.

Rex Airlines Boeing 737 planes lay idle on the tarmac at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport on July 31, 2024. William West/AFP via Getty Images

Rural Queensland’s Katter’s Australia Party (KAP) is calling on the federal government to reconsider thoughts of nationalising the ailing regional airline, Rex.

The party says taking on an airline with an ageing fleet would fail to give taxpayers value for money. Instead, KAP suggests that the government should consider taking up a newer or brand-new airline.