Checked Baggage

Please refer to the Baggage Allowance Table for checked baggage limits.

Infant/Child Items

• Prams/strollers/car seats are carried as part of the free checked baggage allowance.
• An infant not occupying own seat (under 2 years of age) does not have a checked baggage allowance. Such items can be carried as part of the checked baggage allowance of adults or fare paying passengers.
• An infant occupying own seat will have an allowance in accordance with the fare purchased (see Fare Rules).
• If the total baggage weight exceeds the free checked baggage allowance, Additional Baggage is available for purchase at booking or via the Customer Contact Centre (CCC) by calling 13 17 13, otherwise normal excess baggage charges apply at the airport.
• Prams/strollers may be used until boarding free of charge under Safe Hand Baggage for regional and domestic flights. Please ensure that prams/strollers are tagged by check-in staff before the flight closure time.
• If you choose to use an infant car seat on-board the aircraft, you must purchase a seat for your infant. Due to seating restrictions on the aircraft, customer service staff must be informed if an infant is going to be using an approved infant car seat when you are checking-in. For more information on travelling with an infant, please visit our Special Requirements page.

Golf Equipment

• Golf equipment is considered part of normal baggage weight and can be carried free if the passenger’s total checked weight is within the entitled free weight allowance.
• When carried in addition to the allowance, normal excess baggage charges apply.

Surfboards

• The maximum permitted length is 2m (for regional services operated by Saab 340 aircraft) and 3m (for domestic services operated by Boeing 737-800 aircraft). For longer surfboards, passengers must seek the advice of their own freight agents for separate shipment.
• As surfboards are part of checked baggage, total checked baggage weight above the passenger’s checked baggage allowance will be subject to excess baggage charges and offloads.
• When carried in addition to the allowance, normal excess baggage charges apply.
• NOTE: Wave Jet devices are forbidden for carriage on aircraft due to the capacity of the battery.

Bicycles (Non Motorised, Single Seat)

• Limited to one per passenger.
• Bike boxes are the preferred method of packaging.
• If not supplied, handlebars will need to be turned in, pedals and front wheel removed from front forks and strapped to rear wheel, and chain suitably protected.
• If considered part of normal baggage weight it can be carried free if the passenger’s total checked weight is within the entitled free weight allowance. When carried in addition to the allowance, normal excess baggage charges apply.

Skis

• Standard checked baggage allowance for each passenger occupying a seat.
• Snow skis are exempt from the linear restriction, however excess baggage charges will apply if the total baggage including snow skis exceeds the passenger’s checked baggage allowance.

Sports balls such as soccer, football, basketball, and tennis balls are permitted in checked baggage. Inflatable sports equipment must be deflated prior to check-in. Rex assumes no liability for any loss or damage to these items.

Exceptions

Manual wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs, crutches and/or prosthetics for which passengers depend upon for mobility, are NOT included in the checked baggage allowance limitations.

Dangerous Goods

Please see the following links for information regarding the carriage of Dangerous Goods including Lithium Batteries, Firearms and Hoverboards.

Acceptance of Animals

Domestic animals, with the exception of assistance animals will be accepted for check-in provided the animal is carried in a suitable domestic animal container that is clean and secure and meets the specifications as set out in the Domestic Animal Container Requirements. Animals will be accepted as excess baggage only and charged at the current excess baggage rate per kilogram. Hoofed animals are not accepted on any Rex services.

NOTE TO ALL SOUTH AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND NEWCASTLE TRAVELLERS: Adelaide, Newcastle, Townsville, Perth, Brisbane and Cairns airports have advised that, with the exception of assistance animals, no animals are accepted within the terminal building. All animals must be lodged with Qantas Freight (excluding QLD regulated routes) or Dogtainers (accepts freight on QLD regulated routes) and travel as cargo. Dogtainers can be contacted on 1300 13 52 52 or through www.dogtainers.com.au.

Please be aware that Qantas Freight cannot accept live animal bookings on the day of travel and must be submitted a minimum of three business day (72 hours) prior to the scheduled time of departure. For urgent booking requests (less than three full business days before departure) please call 13 12 13.

Priority Baggage (Regional Only)

Priority Baggage is available for purchase at the prevailing rate. This guarantees uplift of the passenger’s baggage on the flight they travel on. For full Priority Baggage terms and conditions, visit our website.

Safe Hand Baggage (Regional Only)

Safe Hand Baggage enables a passenger to be in possession of baggage which would otherwise be checked in as part of their checked baggage allowance between check-in and boarding.

Passengers will have full access to the contents of their Safe Hand Baggage, with the exception of the duration of the flight. The baggage will be handed over to Rex crew at boarding and be available for collection at disembarkation.

Safe Hand Baggage is not permitted inside the cabin.

The maximum weight limit for Safe Hand Baggage is the passenger’s checked baggage allowance. It may consist of a portion or the entirety of the passenger’s checked baggage allowance. However, excess baggage charges will apply if the total combined weight of Safe Hand Baggage and other checked items (if any) exceeds the total baggage allowance. To check free baggage allowances please refer to our website here. To avoid excess baggage charges, Additional Baggage may be purchased when booking.

Please note that Safe Hand Baggage is separate from carry-on baggage which the passenger is still entitled to take into the aircraft cabin, in accordance with their carry-on baggage allowance.

A fee of $50.00 + GST applies for Safe Hand Baggage, which can be purchased at check-in counter in airport.

Safe Hand Baggage charges do not apply for passengers travelling with wheelchairs, prams and medical equipment required between check-in and boarding.

Terms and Conditions

• Weapons & firearms
• Sporting goods
• Sharp things that are not weapons, but are capable (with or without modification) of causing harm by penetration
• Blunt objects that can be used to bludgeon or threaten to bludgeon someone
• Flammable goods
• Items capable of restraining someone

Rex will not be held responsible or liable should the airport security screening staff confiscate any item/s in your possession.

Items must not be added or removed from the Safe Hand Baggage upon check-in completion.

Safe hand baggage must be handed over to Rex crew at boarding and will be available for collection at disembarkation.

Excess Baggage

An excess baggage fee of $5.50 (incl. GST) will be levied for each additional kilogram in excess of the passenger's checked baggage allowance.

Passengers may purchase Additional Baggage during booking or via the Customer Contact Centre on 13 17 13.

The maximum weight per piece of baggage that can be accepted at the airport is 32kg. Baggage in excess of 32kg (per item) will be consigned as air freight.

Please note: excess baggage will travel subject to capacity.

Oversize Baggage

A charge of $16.50 (incl. GST) per piece will be charged if size exceeds the permitted linear dimension limits (h + w + d = 140cm).
The maximum weight per piece of baggage that can be accepted at the airport is 32kg. Baggage in excess of 32kg (per item) will be consigned as air freight.
Please note: oversize items which exceed baggage allowance will also be subject to excess baggage charges and travel subject to capacity.

Additional Baggage

You can pre-purchase baggage when you book your fares – purchasing Additional Baggage is cheaper than paying for excess baggage at the airport.

Additional Baggage can be purchased in bundles of 5kg at the below rates:

• Regional Flights*: $20 per 5kg
• Domestic Flights: $10 per 5kg

*and flights operated by National Jet Express (NJE) for Rex

Connecting Flights

Where a passenger is connecting between a Rex regional and domestic service on the same booking, the domestic baggage allowance will apply for the connecting sectors (note that the linear dimension restriction on regional services still applies).

Connecting regional and domestic economy flights in one booking
Carry-on baggage allowance is 7kg. Please note that on regional flights, size limits apply for carry-on baggage permitted on the aircraft.

Checked baggage allowance of 23kg is permitted provided that both the regional and domestic sectors are in the same booking.

Connecting regional and domestic Business Class Fare in one booking
The carry-on baggage allowance for regional flights is 10kg for Biz Saver, and 15 kg for Biz and Biz Plus fares where passengers are connecting between a regional flight and holding a Business Class Fare for their domestic flight. Note that no one bag may weigh more than 10kg. 

Please note that on regional flights, a size limit applies for carry-on baggage. You may be in possession of such baggage between check-in and boarding, however baggage which is deemed too large to travel as carry-on baggage on the regional flight will be stored in the aircraft’s cargo hold for the duration of the regional flight. It will be available for collection at disembarkation.

A checked baggage allowance of 32kg is permitted provided that both the regional and business class sectors are in the same booking.