Profit continues to fall for Rex

Profit continues to fall for Rex

Falling passenger numbers due to a downturn in the mining sector has caused a 14% profit fall for airline Regional Express.

Passenger numbers in the year to June were down 0.8% from the previous year, even though the company added five new routes in Queensland under a new government contract.

Higher engineering costs also contributed to the fall in profit to $6.67 million.

Executive chairman Lim Kim Hai blamed a deteriorating economy, with commodity prices falling, retail spending weak and unemployment on the rise.

“With such weak business sentiments, the expected bottoming of Rex’s decline in passenger numbers did not materialise and the year saw another decline, albeit much smaller than previous years,” he said.

The airline has good prospects for growth in north Queensland after winning the Queensland government regulated routes tender, and plans to expand further into Cape York and the Torres Strait, he added.

A decision on dividends has been deferred to the company’s annual general meeting in November due to falling profit and uncertain economic conditions.

Rex shares were down 4.5 cents, or 4.8%, at 90 cents.

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