The spring holidays of 2024 are approaching, and many families have plans to travel with their children. Previously, netizens had indicated that travelling on holidays with children found that “the purchase of a child's ticket was not cost-effective and that the air travel of a three-year-old was more expensive than that of an adult”. How do child and adult airfares constitute? How do you get a more favourable ticket on a spring break? Journalists interviewed those involved in tourism platforms。
Many children's airline fares exceed adult fares
In accordance with the relevant provisions of the rules for the domestic transport of passengers, baggages and passengers of civil aviation of china, as amended in 2004, babies aged 0-2 are required to purchase baby tickets by air at 10 per cent of the adult fare for the same flight, without charge of fuel surcharges and airport construction fees; children aged 2-12 are required to charge 50 per cent of the adult fares for the same flight, and to charge half of the fuel surcharges and free air fares。
So the children's ticket must be cheaper than the adult ticket? That is not the case. The person responsible for the air ticket on the platform indicated that, according to domestic regulations, children's tickets were indeed 50 per cent of the total adult fare, although the full fare was the original fare without any discount. Since the daily fares purchased by adult passengers are the bulk of post-discount tickets, such as 20 per cent in the light season and 30 per cent in the low season, these discounts are indeed lower than the original 50 per cent for children's tickets, and the prices for children's tickets are generally lower, so they are more expensive than those for adults。
So, how do you buy cheaper tickets for kids? The platform was informed that in cases where children's tickets are more expensive, adult tickets are mostly available directly. Most airlines currently allow children to book adult tickets for discounts。
With more favourable adult fares, would construction and fuel still be paid for according to the children's airfare? The answer is no. If adult tickets are purchased for children, the cost of building and fuel, as well as re-signing, will be as high as that of adults. Therefore, the parent-child family may choose a more favourable travel option on the basis of platform tips。
In addition, the discount rates for child tickets vary among international flights, usually from 75 per cent for adult tickets. The choice of parent-child families for cross-border travel in spring requires attention to the requirements of different divisions. The purchase of an air ticket may also require the provision of appropriate documentation attesting to the age of the child, including a birth certificate, passport or other valid identity document。
