Domestic airfares jump after collapse of Rex
Ayesha de KretserSenior reporter
Domestic airfares have surged since Regional Express stopped flying capital city routes in July, and some tickets now cost more than during a typical Christmas peak period.
The Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Economics index for restricted economy fares jumped from 81.3 in July – Rex’s last full month of operations before it went into administration – to 93.3 in August and 93.6 this month, the highest in more than a year.
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