Community leaders in WA say Rex Airlines needs to improve its poor service record and pay its outstanding bills after being thrown a lifeline.
The federal government has confirmed an $80 million lifeline for Rex Airlines , extending the battling carrier's administration period and guaranteeing regional service.News of the Albanese government's lifeline for the nation's third-largest airline has been welcomed by Western Australia community leaders who say the service is a critical lifeline.
"There's a lot of business, a lot of medical and a lot of other reasons people need to get to Perth," Shire of Esperance President Ron Chambers told ABC Radio Perth. In Albany, 500km to the west, the city's Mayor Greg Stocks said the airline had paid about $244,000 of its $700,000 in outstanding fees, leaving the council "pretty angry"."We pushed Rex pretty hard before they went into administration because they were not paying their bills," Mr Stocks said.He said he felt comfortable the service would continue to operate, but said it needed to be reliable and affordable.
"It provides an opportunity for the administrators to implement a business improvement plan to position the business for sale, which will include increasing the size of the fleet and the regional capacity," he said.
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