This year's Spring Festival has begun
The topic of "reverse Spring Festival" once again aroused the attention of netizens
According to the Qianjiang Evening News
In the next few days
The plane ticket from Chengdu to Ningbo is only 90 yuan
Guiyang to Ningbo is cheaper, only 85 yuan......
The air ticket from Chengdu to Ningbo is only 90 yuan
Guiyang 85 yuan before the festival "clearance"
And Ningbo flies to Guiyang
After February 1 to before Chinese New Year's Eve
The lowest ticket price is also 1167 yuan
Compared to the return ticket of 85 yuan
The price difference is almost 14 times
Industry insiders say this is caused by population migration. During the Spring Festival, the outflow of population from Ningbo to the above-mentioned places is larger, resulting in higher air ticket prices, and airlines are more willing to put the aircraft into these routes, "but the planes that fly over must always fly back", the reverse flow of passengers from the central and western regions into Ningbo and other eastern regions is relatively insufficient, and it is very likely that there will be a "full air return" situation, coupled with the competition of other airlines and high-speed rail, therefore, airlines should try their best to "sell" these cabins to make up for the loss.
This has resulted in the annual "reverse Spring Festival" and the "cabbage price" of air tickets.
The editor is on a ticketing platform
Find round-trip flights between Qingdao and Shanghai
The results are displayed
From January 31 to February 9 (Chinese New Year's Eve).
Flights from Qingdao to Shanghai cost less than 200 yuan
Tickets in the opposite direction are 2-7 times more expensive
Take advantage of cheap airfares
Bring relatives from hometown to Shanghai for the New Year
It also seems to be a good choice
But
Some ultra-low fares
There may be hidden traps
Consumers should keep their eyes open
According to the Voice of China report of China Central Radio and Television, before the Spring Festival, air ticket bookings were hot, and ultra-low-cost air tickets on sale appeared on some social platforms and second-hand trading platforms.
The reporter contacted a seller, who said that the low-cost tickets sold were guaranteed to be fine. "We belong to the internal ticket, which reduces the fuel cost of the machine, otherwise it will be the same price as the tickets sold outside. Internal tickets will definitely work, and if they don't, they won't dare to sell them. ”
Then the reporter called the airline, and the customer service staff denied the statement that the fuel cost of the machine was exempted.
Judging from the actual feedback of consumers, many so-called ultra-low-cost ticket news is not reliable, and may encounter the situation of not being able to board the plane and being defrauded of the ticket payment.
Regarding the so-called internal price and large coupons, Ms. Liu, the head of a ticket agency, said that it is possible to have a ticket that is significantly lower than the market price, but it is very unlikely that consumers can buy it. "This kind of air ticket airline will not release too much, basically to send customers, or to calm the customer's emotions after being complained, or internal personnel rewards, basically will not circulate in the market. ”
According to Liu Ting, senior manager of public affairs of a domestic travel platform, the rhetoric that there are special channels to buy low-cost air tickets is often accompanied by deep routines.
Most of these merchants are the "black ticket generation" that has been repeatedly banned in the industry, and the so-called "special ticket without organic fuel cost" is essentially to add the cost of mechanical fuel to the air ticket. There are many sources of these tickets, and the more common methods are low-cost tail orders, mileage redemption tickets and even fraudulent credit cards, etc., such tickets are slow to issue tickets and poor cabins, not only the refund and change rules are harsh, and even some tickets cannot be issued, so that passengers cause losses.
Experts say
It is difficult to protect rights when buying through informal channels
Recommended for consumers
Purchase air tickets through official channels
Chen Yinjiang, deputy secretary-general of the Consumer Rights Protection Law Research Association of the China Law Society, reminded consumers that when consumers find that the price of air tickets is particularly different, they should consider whether there is a risk.
Under the guise of selling ultra-low-cost air tickets, it is often difficult to defend rights after encountering problems. Even when you complain to the Consumer Association or the relevant departments, because you are not buying through formal channels, the relevant departments may not accept it.
Chen Yinjiang also said that in response to the ultra-low-cost air ticket situation on the Internet, the platform should also strengthen supervision. If violations of laws and regulations are discovered, or behaviors that harm the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, relevant measures should be taken in a timely manner to avoid causing damage to more consumers.
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Editor: Chen Li
Editor in charge: Yan Ping