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Sezen Bakan

Battery-powered airplanes on the way for domestic travel

Rex is taking the lead in the commercial plane industry. Photo: Rex/Angela Lisman

A new project by local airline Rex could see Australian travellers taking to the skies in electric airplanes within the next decade – and paying less for it.

Australians love to travel, both within the country and internationally, but paid dearly for the privilege between May and July this year, footing the bill for a 14 per cent price hike in airfares.

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