Flights grounded: Rex and council argue over higher passenger tax

Declan Rurenga
Updated July 18 2017 - 5:45pm, first published July 17 2017 - 6:00pm
From July 1, the tax on passengers leaving Orange Regional Airport will rise to $17.85, Rex has said it's "unacceptable" it was not informed of the change.
From July 1, the tax on passengers leaving Orange Regional Airport will rise to $17.85, Rex has said it's "unacceptable" it was not informed of the change.

A war of words has erupted between Regional Express (Rex) and Orange City Council over an increase to the airport passenger tax.

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Declan Rurenga

Declan Rurenga was the editor of Griffith's Area News and Leeton's Irrigator until September 2023. Before landing at the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, he reported news in Junee, Wagga Wagga, Orange and Cootamundra.

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