[citation needed] In 1983, Airlines of New South Wales announced that they intended to introduce Fokker F28 Fellowship regional jets on routes to Dubbo.

[11] DCC would also charge Rex Airlines more than $300,000 per year for the screening, which Rex sees as subsidising QantasLink, after DCC claimed to the Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner, that it is required under the Air Transport Safety Regulations (ATSR) and that it is inflexible.

[13][14] Rex lodged an official complaint against DCC with the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission over the screening charge.

[16] Rex announced that would refuse to pay any security screening costs and is planning to re-deploy aircraft used on the Dubbo–Sydney route.

[17] Dubbo Airport was ranked 34th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2018–2019.