UPDATE, Tuesday 4 February – REX PULLING OUT OF KANGAROO ISLAND.
FIVEAA’s Leon Byner speaks with Mayor of KI Michael Pengilly and Member for Mawson Leon Bignell. LISTEN:
EARLIER…
Regional Express has announced it will stop flying to KI from Adelaide within weeks.
Reporting for 7 News, Mark Mooney said the move was “another massive blow to the bushfire ravaged” community.
BREAKING: Another massive blow to bushfire ravaged Kangaroo Island with @RexAirlines announcing it will stop flying the Adelaide to KI route within weeks.
— Mark Mooney (@MarkMooney7) February 3, 2020
Rex says it’s not able to match Qantas’ financial firepower, blaming a recent downturn and poor economic outlook. #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/Y1yshnK22y
.@RexAirlines has announced it’s canning all Adelaide to Kangaroo Island flights in the coming weeks, accusing @Qantas of over-saturating the route and making it no longer financially viable. Rex has made a complaint about Qantas to the @acccgovau. More tonight on @9NewsAdel pic.twitter.com/lGPyYsCUt0
— Bryce Heaton (@bryceheaton9) February 3, 2020
