Keep Booking Flights on Rex, Travellers Urged

The administrators of regional airline Rex are urging wary travellers to keep booking flights despite concerns about the company’s viability.

A man looks on as a Rex plane takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 20, 2024. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

The administrators working to rescue the five companies in the Rex Group are urging travellers to keep booking with the airline despite its precarious financial position and doubts about its viability.

Last week, a meeting of creditors was told the airline is about $500 million in debt, and administrators had launched an asset sale and buyer search, hoping to keep it flying.