Regional Express airline has no plans to replicate discounted fares on the Albury-Sydney route after locking in a $99 ticket price for a one-way flight between the border city and Melbourne for the next three years.
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The airline confirmed it had been working with Albury Council, which owns the city's airport, to bolster passenger numbers between Albury and Melbourne.
It said Albury-Melbourne represented less than 10 per cent of the Albury-Sydney route total passenger numbers.
"Rex has been working with Albury Council on initiatives to stimulate passenger numbers on the Albury to Melbourne route, and the Rex community fare will operate alongside some other targeted marketing campaigns being undertaken by council that are specific to the Albury to Melbourne route," an airline spokesperson said.
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Rex confirmed passengers travelling between Albury and Melbourne will be paying $99 for a one-way trip under the community fare scheme which has been rolled out across the 37 other locations Australia-wide.
The discounted fares will be available outside of 30 days before departure subject to community fare availability and all remaining unsold seats within 24 hours before departure.
The community fare is available on 25 per cent of total weekly seats outside of 30 days before departure.
"On other routes where the Rex community fare has been implemented, Rex is seeing around 25 per cent of total passengers travelling on the discounted community fare which are a combination of advance purchase and last-minute passengers," the spokesperson said.
The community fare scheme on the Albury-Melbourne has already started.
Cr Murray King said the agreement was a positive for Border air travellers.
"Great value fares can only encourage more demand for our air services, and whether people travel for business or leisure," he said.
"It's fantastic to support measures to get more people flying to and from the border cities.
"We are really pleased to further develop our outstanding partnership with Rex, and we look forward to working with them to make community fares for Albury a great success."
The $99 price on the Albury-Melbourne route has been offered previously by the airline, but not on an extended, permanent basis.
Council endorsed the partnership on Monday.