Rex - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) has called for expressions of interest from regional cities in New South Wales for Regular Public Transport (RPT) air services to/from Sydney. In the wake of the collapse of Brindabella Airlines (Canberra) and the subsequent recruitment of 14 of its pilots, Rex's Chief Operating Officer, Mr Garry Filmer, said that a window of opportunity had now opened allowing his airline to offer RPT services to a city within a 600 km radius from Sydney Kingsford Smith, not already serviced by REX. This would be in addition to new services to Cobar and Mudgee which are being contemplated by its subsidiary Air Link (LZ, Dubbo). Mr Filmer said, "Rex would allocate the successful city peak morning and evening slots at Sydney airport which would allow professionals to conduct a full day of business in Sydney and return home the same day. This new route would have three return services on weekdays.” Mr Filmer added that only cities that can sustain above 30'000 annual passengers will be considered. Operations to the successful candidate towns would likely commence in either March or April subject to regulatory approvals.