The same is true for Rex Airlines.
After nearly two decades of steady service, the regional carrier’s board imploded in June.
The next month, Rex entered voluntary administration, its intercity service collapsed, and hundreds of jobs were lost.
Many blame Rex’s bold move to challenge Qantas and Virgin in Australia’s brutal domestic market.
This week on Four Corners, journalist Emily Baker exclusively interviews Rex’s former leaders, to uncover what went wrong and why Australia can’t seem to sustain a third airline.
Flight Club reported by Emily Baker goes to air on Monday 30 September at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. See more at abc.net.au/news and on ABC News social media platforms.
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Four Corners on ABC and ABC iview S63E33 profiles the aviation industry
