Rex to start flights between Adelaide and Melbourne

Rex airlines starts flights between Adelaide and Melbourne from March 31.

A Rex Airlines Boeing 737-800 NG jet.

Rex Airlines will start flights between Adelaide and Melbourne from March 31, just in time for the Easter rush.

Tickets for the twice-daily service can be booked online from 9am, March 1.

Fares will start from $69 for economy and $299 for business class.

All bookings come with a guarantee of a full refund of the fare if the trip has to be cancelled due to border closures or travel restrictions.

Adelaide Airport managing director Mark Young said the service would provide passengers with “lower prices, more choice and better services when flying on South Australia’s most popular route”.

The announcement comes after Rex last week said it was axing its Adelaide to Kangaroo Island service, from the end of March, as part of a string of cancellations across the country.

The airline currently runs two return flights a week between Adelaide and Kingscote. QantasLink runs four.