Shenzhen news network news service news service, 29 february 2024 (shenzhen's evening reporter dutin), with spring holidays ending and the tourism market entering the rest of the season, has some tourist airline tickets, especially those for international flights, been “dumping”, and has it been so cheap recently that some netizens have tanned their own $8, $10 special fares on social platforms, or even “0” tickets? In late-night interviews, journalists learned that the so-called “$0” ticket was simply a ticket price and that additional costs, such as taxes and baggage charges, were also required, and that some special-price tickets were restricted in terms of their use. Consumers were advised to be carefully screened when purchasing and to avoid impulsive consumption。
Journalists ' investigations
There's a zero-dollar ticket
After the spring holidays, tourist traffic declined rapidly and hotel and air fare prices fell significantly. In order to attract tourists, many airlines have recently launched promotions。
On 19 february, at 0000 hours, asian air, a well-known low-cost airline, issued its first zero-dollar ticket in 2024, covering more than 130 tourist destinations worldwide. For example, shenzhen-bangkok fare of zero dollars, shenzhen-manila fare of one dollar, but excluding taxes and fees, as well as the costs of the satellite products and other expenses, journalists learned that shenzhen-bangkok has a minimum tax of 266 dollars and shenzhen-manila a minimum tax of 253 dollars. In addition, travel time was limited, and tickets booked during the asian flight were available for travel from 1 september 2024 to 18 june 2025。
Indeed, the “0 dollar ticket” does not really allow passengers to buy it without a penny. “0 dollar airfare” refers only to the purchase of zero dollars for air tickets, which takes into account airport construction fees, fuel surcharges, and exit and exit taxes。
After the news came to our attention, an online friend, chen shin-hon's rainbow, immediately bought a ticket to shenzhen for her trip to yapi, malaysia, at the end of november. According to her tanshot of the ticket, shenzhen-api (kyotbaro) ticket 232 and return ticket 281, “i also purchased a 66-dollar international interest card containing 100 and 80-dollar vouchers, which cost a total of 579 dollars.” she was satisfied with this: “although there is no baggage, i think it's a good deal, and the timing is right, not the red-eye flight”
On the ticket buying platform, the journalist enquired that the travel time ticket currently purchased by the online friend required a minimum of 1300 round-trip fares, so for her, the two special-price tickets were “earned”。
However, not every one of the “0 dollars” and special-priced tickets has wool and wool, and some netizens have purchased a ticket from shanghai-osaka in the spring and autumn airline. One ticket price is zero, while taxes are required to pay $402 with no meals and free baggage. In the event of a return to a sunday without a “$0 ticket” being taken, the price of the ticket, including tax, would be between $780 and $1,100 if it were purchased at normal prices. As a result of this round trip, the price of the “$0” ticket is not very different from the price of the air ticket purchased in the usual season, and the “$0” seems more like a locomotive。
Industry analysis
The airline's low on the price
It is worth noting that the fare of zero and $8 is not necessarily released by the airline. In an interview with the media, chun autumn aviation stated that the price was subsidized by the relevant agent or platform on a low-cost airline ticket. Spring and autumn aviation told journalists that the special fare was a promotion after the spring and autumn festival, with a limited number of tickets, and that one-way trips, including taxes and fees, were in the range of $4,500, and had been fully sold。
A lot of citizens are wondering if the airline has a very low-priced airline ticket. In the case of spring autumn aviation, it is stated that the demand for post-season international travel is low compared to domestic routes, so that the company has a proper one-way promotion price on international airline tickets, which in turn can stimulate consumer demand and build up the stock market; and that the overall return air ticket sale can provide some guarantee of the overall return on the flight。
It has been revealed by industry that, in order to compete for more passengers, a number of agents are now making money through self-financing subsidies and relying on surcharges for additional services such as insurance or car rental。
Where did the researcher, shaw peng, analyzes the “0 dollar airline ticket” situation, which is typically dominated by airline activities, the platform subsidizes some of the effects of the cost of the fare, which ultimately reaches zero dollars, and additional costs such as taxes and fees for passengers. Most of these tickets appear during seasons of flight change or late season, and travel is carried out during the month or more than half a year, thus attracting users to write down their tickets, but the conditions for withdrawing them are often more stringent。
Counsel
There's a requirement for travel
Journalists have learned that many low-cost and even “0 dollars” special fares often require travel conditions, such as fees for membership, extra paid baggage or very little free baggage, extra food purchases, and non-repatriation. Consumers must avoid impulsive consumption when purchasing, and see the whole clause clearly in their own circumstances。
Mr. Yuan chunqing, a lawyer at promethe firm in guangdong, told journalists that, under the consumer protection act of the people's republic of china, the division provided consumers with tangible benefits at low prices, bearing in mind that advertising should be accompanied by an obligation to inform consumers adequately. Since the “$0 air ticket” campaign should be carried out, the commitment should be honoured by publicity, and if the “$0 air ticket” was accompanied by other conditions, information of other important interest should be given to consumers in a genuine, comprehensive and accurate manner. “it is a clear violation of the consumer's right to know if only the low-priced part is notified and, on the other hand, other costs are charged.” yuan chun jing says。
In response to the dispute over “0 dollar airline tickets”, which usually involves consumer protection and airline promotion strategies, yuan chunqing suggested that consumers should be vigilant in choosing “0 dollar ticket” and avoid purchasing goods or services that were the subject of false propaganda or fraud. “consumers do not listen blindly to commercial propaganda, but must verify in advance that information on the products produced by the division, including the rules, scope and conditions of use, will affect the course. Indeed, when problems are encountered, consumers can collect evidence in a timely manner and defend their legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law.”
