Danielle the FA did sound like she loves her job, the warm welcome (and mind your head) and sincere goodbye impress me!! The snack service gets a huge thumbs up also. I think the seats looked grey colour but that might just be my screen. No complaints REX are rocking it👍
i really enjoy watching your content as always, this REX flight review to CBR was spot on. Cant wait to fly with them again next month to MEL. Keep up the great work :)
What I would like to see is REX fly AVV to CBR, this is a missed market and with the amount of federal gov employees traveling between Vic and the ACT it could actually create some competition and I think the SAABs would be a good size for the flight.
I've done this flight 5 or 6 times already. It's brilliant, always on-time and can access the Canberra lounge for free. I'm doing the MEL-CBR flight on the 10th too!
The light grey seats are usually in ex Mesaba aircraft that were formerly registered N4**XJ (VH-ZXG, ZPB, ZPC, ZPA, ZXF, ZXK, ZXU but not VH-ZXQ), the grey seats can be reclined. Some ex American Eagle aircraft have the new interior grey with orange but the majority of the fleet are blue seats and cannot be reclined.
I was a Flight Attendant for a Delta Airlines Connection Carrier Business Express Airlines (1994) they operated the Saab 340 they merged into American Eagle (Envoy Airlines) some of Business Express’s Saab 330 went to REX The lavatory on the Business Express Saab’s was in the back of the plane
It is the difference between models. Either the B which is the older model where the lavatory is at the back or the B-WT (extended wing tanks) in which the lavatory is situated up the front.
Im confused, you said the taking a flight saves about 1 hour? Ive taken Murray's coach from Sydney to Canberra a few times and I recall the drive being about three hours? Nonetheless, I found your channel whilst looking for Indian Pacific reviews, I subbed straight away even though I dont watch these kinds of videos a lot. But I love your style and demeanour, and I love the mix of review as well as factual information.
Murrays 3.5hrs Leave Canberra joliment 4pm, arrive Central 7:30pm Rex Leave Canberra joliment 4pm, arrive Canberra Airport 4:25pm, flight at 5:00pm, arrive Sydney airport 6:00pm, arrive central 6:30pm So it’s approximately one hour.
I went from cairns to Sydney and back and I live in Sydney they didn’t offer any food and it was 3 hours yet ur flight 40 mins u got offered food and drinks
REX should really do Sydney to Adelaide and Gold Coast to Adelaide because people are flying there via Melbourne and Sydney just to be able to fly REX to those destinations. Canberra to Gold Coast and Adelaide too would be ok but that route may not happen for a while.
I’m happy with Mel cbr, all these routes they’ve expanded to used to be flown by tiger so they pretty much just picking up the market share left by tiger. Virgin is flying Syd Adl direct for $90 the price is already quite competitive When tiger did Syd Adl it only had one flight per day, and tiger dropped it just before the pandemic hit, so I don’t think tiger found the route profitable for them
@@RoryDing Wow that's actually a good price. I think that REX should maybe try and get some more 737s and try and link every eastern capital city together. The routes they have now are good but I think REX could go that step further and do it. I actually think personally REX should fly to New Zealand with 787s but that's a whole new thing that would have to happen and the air crafts would have to be ordered and that would take ages and REX is a country airline so I doubt they would leave Australia unless they really needed to to boost the airline. Sorry for the long comment
its also a way safer aircraft too run by a much better airline. I don't care what it costs, what's the point if you don't make it to your destination in one piece..
Try flying Rex Sydney to Moruya. Moruya is 300km south of Sydney but it is a 4 hour fight. You can drive form Sydney to Moruya and still get there before the Rex air service. It a Joke.
Rex has cut that route already. I must be hard to compete with Qantas as much of the business is for government workers who love their status points and lounges.
I don't understand flying that route, it's quicker to drive one you factor in getting to the airport, waiting for the flight and then getting to the city at the other end. Happy to race you one day.
Usually it’s a lot cheaper to fly say from Adelaide to Sydney than fly to Canberra This flight offers a cheap connection. And sure I don’t mind racing we both depart Canberra city at the same time and I’ll wait for you at Sydney central 🤪
@@RoryDing Its an incredibly uncompetitive route but its so close that for most people, driving is a much better option. I can get from my home in North West Sydney to Parlament house in about 2 hours and 45 minutes
@@ma77mc when I lived in SW Sydney , I could do it in a little less time. Where I live now, it is much shorter to drive, as to fly there I'd need to get to Sydney first. It's actually only 6 minutes longer for me to drive to CBR than it is to YSSY.
It may not make sense but qantas flights are always fully booked I flew on a b717 from Canberra to Sydney then onward to Adelaide on Friday 11:05am the 717 was full, not a single seat was empty. Qantas now also uses the larger 737 on Sydney to Canberra route in the evenings
@@RoryDing the numbers don't lie. I presume it's a commuter service more than anything then. Maybe people visiting the Sydney and Canberra offices or their company, or APS department.
I hate Rex, their Saab turboprops are absolute junk, the prop literally flew off one of them! It was just pure luck it didn't strike the aircraft when it did and they managed to land safely. I know someone who worked ground staff for them and said they cut costs/corners everywhere. I'm glad Qantas is servicing routes that previously only rex did!!! I'd rather fly qantaslink any day of the week!!!
13:15 I made this video on Monday, the day before Rex announced its plan to launch Melbourne - Canberra flights 😆
Was about to point that out 😂
I kind of knew that you may not say anything but yeah. I didn't know about and Indian Pacific review?
hope you are booked on the inaugural CBR-MEL flight Rory!
Rex rescheduled the MEL CBR inaugural flight to 1:30pm so I’m gonna do it!! 😬
@@RoryDing Oh yay! Very exciting. Sadly I can't join you as I have to be in Canberra to 5:30PM
Most underrated flight vlogger😑
Thank you!!
Haha love seeing one of our work trucks at the airport in the first 10 seconds of the video!
Thank you for treating us on this virtual tour. The way you shoot & edit the videos are surreal. #safetravels.
Thank you ☺️☺️☺️
Danielle the FA did sound like she loves her job, the warm welcome (and mind your head) and sincere goodbye impress me!! The snack service gets a huge thumbs up also. I think the seats looked grey colour but that might just be my screen. No complaints REX are rocking it👍
The seat is grey with a bit of yellow 😂
Rex Cabin Crew are definitely the best most capable crew overall in the world. They do everything on their own. Good on you guys 🤟🤙😁
@@_OpdeeMist : 👍👍
Rex is awesome!!!
Such a lovely young man
I wish you massive success on UA-cam & in your life
i really enjoy watching your content as always, this REX flight review to CBR was spot on. Cant wait to fly with them again next month to MEL. Keep up the great work :)
When the new Rex Sydney lounge opens later this year, that will be awesome!
i got to know one more airline becoz of you rory 😉😉😉!!!! KEEP THEM COMING MATE LOVED YOUR VIDEOS
Thank you!! 😁😁
Looks good Rex lounge. Obviously not busy atm, Mayhem the business Qantas/Virgin. Can relax/work. Great stuff Rory.
Good. Thanks Rory
Its great that REX is flying this route. I've been looking for a review on this and you've done just that. Great video!
Haha
It definitely made flying to Sydney a lot more affordable
Considering Murray’s is now $41 or $65 if you want an empty seat next to you
you can now also fly Sydney - Melbourne - Canberra for $101!!!!
@@RoryDing That's great!
Great sharing 😃🤩 have a good day
Love your trips and your comments. Please dont stop !
Hi Rory enjoyed video thank you
Brilliant Rory!
Very informative Rory D..thanks ..keep up good work
Thank you 😊
Wow that Antonov was Massive! Love your video's and review's Rory! Keep up the great work👌👍
Thank you ☺️
Love your videos!
Thanks!
i enjoy ur UA-cam channel.. keep it up good travel diaries and journals..
Thank you 😊
not sure why but I find your videos relaxing, nice way to wind down before I sleep. Thanks Rory.
Thank you 😊😂
Thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you for watching 😁
Great review 😊👍
Thank you 😬
Great video mate😊
Thanks!
You wellcome any time thanks for liking my comment I really appreciate it😊
Great video as always.
Thanks 😊
Great review and flight i enjoyed IT
What I would like to see is REX fly AVV to CBR, this is a missed market and with the amount of federal gov employees traveling between Vic and the ACT it could actually create some competition and I think the SAABs would be a good size for the flight.
Very informative videos and well delivered review as always. 👏👏
You're videos are extremely informative and enjoyable to watch! Thank you for posting great content.
Thank you for watching 😊
Absolutely love these videos great job 😁
Thank you 😊
I would love it if you could fly to Tasmania I would love to see that👍🏻
You are quite lucky Rory Ding
If you get to Tasmania try out the train form Queenstown to Strathan. It is the only train trip I could recommend in Australia.
I've done this flight 5 or 6 times already. It's brilliant, always on-time and can access the Canberra lounge for free. I'm doing the MEL-CBR flight on the 10th too!
Nice what times your flight on 10th
Cuz I noticed they had a schedule change
@@RoryDing I'm booked on the 1.30pm flight outta MEL. I'll say hi if I see you!
Cool! See you there!
Awesome video!
Thanks Henry!!
The light grey seats are usually in ex Mesaba aircraft that were formerly registered N4**XJ (VH-ZXG, ZPB, ZPC, ZPA, ZXF, ZXK, ZXU but not VH-ZXQ), the grey seats can be reclined. Some ex American Eagle aircraft have the new interior grey with orange but the majority of the fleet are blue seats and cannot be reclined.
Virgin Australia just announced they will be flying direct from Townsville to Sydney and Melbourne too
And cairns to Perth
Darwin Sydney
Adelaide cairns
😁
@@RoryDing even better 😍
Yep more competition 😬
@@RoryDing yes and it’s what Townsville needs to get lower airfares too 😊
At least Townsville has Jetstar
Canberra doesn’t have any low cost airlines 😂😬
Probably gonna take this one to Sydney next month. Thanks for the review!
That Antonov is so impressive!
Ikr!!! I wish I could witness an an-225 take off one day??
I was a Flight Attendant for a Delta Airlines Connection Carrier Business Express Airlines (1994) they operated the Saab 340 they merged into American Eagle (Envoy Airlines) some of Business Express’s Saab 330 went to REX The lavatory on the Business Express Saab’s was in the back of the plane
It is the difference between models. Either the B which is the older model where the lavatory is at the back or the B-WT (extended wing tanks) in which the lavatory is situated up the front.
I’m flying the Sydney to Melbourne on the 737 and then to Adelaide from Melbourne 1 hour later. Quite the milk run but it should be fun!
Yep! Sounds exciting
The Antonov was impressive.
I wish I could witness an AN-225 take off one day!
Im confused, you said the taking a flight saves about 1 hour? Ive taken Murray's coach from Sydney to Canberra a few times and I recall the drive being about three hours?
Nonetheless, I found your channel whilst looking for Indian Pacific reviews, I subbed straight away even though I dont watch these kinds of videos a lot. But I love your style and demeanour, and I love the mix of review as well as factual information.
Murrays 3.5hrs
Leave Canberra joliment 4pm, arrive Central 7:30pm
Rex
Leave Canberra joliment 4pm, arrive Canberra Airport 4:25pm, flight at 5:00pm, arrive Sydney airport 6:00pm, arrive central 6:30pm
So it’s approximately one hour.
And thank you so much for the sub ☺️☺️
Oooh ok haha. Sorry the math just wasn't working out in my head but I understand what you mean now :)
The antonov is a great plane
Surprisingly to see casual pay to use lounge is an option, I went there last week, the stuff told me I could only pay the annual plan
Nah you can pay $33 it’s on their website
They only charged me $22 on that day for some reason not sure why
That’s beige, Rory.
You have travel on Flights in Australia train travel I love.
That REX lounge looked absolutely dire.
I went from cairns to Sydney and back and I live in Sydney they didn’t offer any food and it was 3 hours yet ur flight 40 mins u got offered food and drinks
Happy Anzac day Mr ding
Anzac Day???
Wow good service seems like other airlines need to lift their service
REX should really do Sydney to Adelaide and Gold Coast to Adelaide because people are flying there via Melbourne and Sydney just to be able to fly REX to those destinations. Canberra to Gold Coast and Adelaide too would be ok but that route may not happen for a while.
I’m happy with Mel cbr, all these routes they’ve expanded to used to be flown by tiger so they pretty much just picking up the market share left by tiger.
Virgin is flying Syd Adl direct for $90 the price is already quite competitive
When tiger did Syd Adl it only had one flight per day, and tiger dropped it just before the pandemic hit, so I don’t think tiger found the route profitable for them
@@RoryDing Wow that's actually a good price. I think that REX should maybe try and get some more 737s and try and link every eastern capital city together. The routes they have now are good but I think REX could go that step further and do it. I actually think personally REX should fly to New Zealand with 787s but that's a whole new thing that would have to happen and the air crafts would have to be ordered and that would take ages and REX is a country airline so I doubt they would leave Australia unless they really needed to to boost the airline. Sorry for the long comment
Yeah well one step at a time
Let’s see what happens 😂😂
Dash 8 200/300 can go into runway 30 as well 👍
its also a way safer aircraft too run by a much better airline. I don't care what it costs, what's the point if you don't make it to your destination in one piece..
Any plans to travel over to Perth and do some flights on the West Coast
July!
@@RoryDing Are you going to fly on QantasLink A320 and Fokker 100?
F100 Kalgoorlie to Perth
The legroom on QantasLink a320 is as bad as Jetstar
@@RoryDing Excited for the F100 review!
Yo my dad drives to Canberra from Sydney with me I never beeen on a flight to Canberra on on car rides
Try flying Rex Sydney to Moruya. Moruya is 300km south of Sydney but it is a 4 hour fight. You can drive form Sydney to Moruya and still get there before the Rex air service. It a Joke.
How old are those SAABs? 40+ years?
7:09
sydney to canberra i fly by own
But they only had sandwiches? Virgin has hot food and many MANY more choices of drinks, alcohol and food!
Virgin should fly this route, with 737s. I would fly it 😁
737 is too big for this route
Qantas’s 717 is perfect
@@RoryDing yeah it is. Wish they still made 717s so REX could get some
@@RoryDing Or the A220-100.
Rex has cut that route already.
I must be hard to compete with Qantas as much of the business is for government workers who love their status points and lounges.
Bega cheese.... 😃....
I don't understand flying that route, it's quicker to drive one you factor in getting to the airport, waiting for the flight and then getting to the city at the other end. Happy to race you one day.
Usually it’s a lot cheaper to fly say from Adelaide to Sydney than fly to Canberra
This flight offers a cheap connection.
And sure I don’t mind racing we both depart Canberra city at the same time and I’ll wait for you at Sydney central 🤪
@@RoryDing Its an incredibly uncompetitive route but its so close that for most people, driving is a much better option.
I can get from my home in North West Sydney to Parlament house in about 2 hours and 45 minutes
@@ma77mc when I lived in SW Sydney , I could do it in a little less time. Where I live now, it is much shorter to drive, as to fly there I'd need to get to Sydney first. It's actually only 6 minutes longer for me to drive to CBR than it is to YSSY.
It may not make sense but qantas flights are always fully booked
I flew on a b717 from Canberra to Sydney then onward to Adelaide on Friday 11:05am the 717 was full, not a single seat was empty.
Qantas now also uses the larger 737 on Sydney to Canberra route in the evenings
@@RoryDing the numbers don't lie. I presume it's a commuter service more than anything then. Maybe people visiting the Sydney and Canberra offices or their company, or APS department.
Beige. The seat colour is Beige.
Thank you!!
A hand rest 🤣
What date did you take the Indian pacific 👍🏻❤️👍🏻❤️
30 April
When will we se the video on UA-cam
When it’s ready
Unfortunately its larger sister AN224 was ruined due to russian invation of Ukraine.
I hate Rex, their Saab turboprops are absolute junk, the prop literally flew off one of them! It was just pure luck it didn't strike the aircraft when it did and they managed to land safely. I know someone who worked ground staff for them and said they cut costs/corners everywhere. I'm glad Qantas is servicing routes that previously only rex did!!! I'd rather fly qantaslink any day of the week!!!
rex in WA are a total embarrassment
My friend flew with Rex once. Never again he said, worst airline in the world!!