On May 11, the topic # Experts recommend not to buy low-cost air tickets # topped the hot search on Weibo.
According to the topic host @ deepin video report, just after the May Day holiday, many consumers encountered "ticket scams" when buying low-cost air tickets, and after booking tickets at a lower price at the agent, they were told that they could not find the ticket purchase information at the boarding gate, and finally the seller quickly withdrew on the grounds of closing the order and refunding.
Industry insiders said that this kind of situation is often encountered by "black ticket agents", who do not have the qualifications of ticket sales agents, and usually rely on mileage points or fraudulent credit cards to obtain the so-called "special air tickets", and under the banner of "X discount lower than OTA prices".
Once the consumer pays, either the ticket is extremely slow and the waiting process is frightening; Either you are deceived by the fake itinerary photoshopped by the merchant, but you find that you have no ticket before you travel; In the worst case, you will be blocked after paying by personal transfer, and your personal information may be leaked and resold. In short, not only does the trip delay, but there is also a risk of being deceived.
The industry insider said that such ultra-low-cost tickets hide many safety risks, and passengers are advised to remain vigilant. The industry insider suggested that consumers should first overcome the psychology of taking advantage of small advantages, and the black ticket generation usually uses the market price far below the market price as a bait to lure users into being deceived. When you see this kind of propaganda, you should first be vigilant. Secondly, it is preferential to purchase air tickets through formal channels, such as major OTA platforms or agents with sales agency business qualifications.
CCTV has exposed the shady curtain of "black ticket generation" / @深度新闻
Related topics have aroused heated discussions among netizens, and some netizens expressed their agreement with the expert's statement that they need to be vigilant against the "black ticket generation"; Some netizens also emphasized that consumers should not always be required to pay attention to themselves, and called for strengthening supervision of related chaos.
Some netizens pointed out that being defrauded by the "black ticket generation" has nothing to do with the low price of air tickets, and you can buy tickets on the regular platform, thinking that the hot search is suspected of being a title party; Some netizens complained that the ticket price was too expensive under this topic.
Source: Observer.com WeChat public account
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