Spring transport began on 26 january and ended on 5 march for 40 days, 15 days before and 25 days after the festival. The chinese civil aviation authority estimates that the number of civil aviation transport passengers is expected to reach 80 million this spring, and is expected to reach a record high. The data on the journey show that the air ticket search temperature during the spring festival this year (february 29 - early 9 days, 11 days in total) has exceeded 40 per cent during the same period in 2019, and is expected to peak in january 29th and new year's eve. To date, more than 60 per cent of the current spring shipping orders are family trips, an increase of 36 per cent over the same period in 2019. How can a child's ticket be purchased for a parent-child family? Red star journalists interviewed relevant members of the tourism platform。
In many cases, the cost of a child's ticket exceeds that of an adult. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the rules for the internal transport of passengers, baggages and passengers of civil aviation of china, as amended in 2004, babies aged 0-2 are required to buy 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 the cost of air tickets is free。
The official responsible for the flight of the tourist platform warned that the “adult ticket for the same flight” referred to the original fare at no discount. Since the daily fares purchased by adult travellers 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 child fare of 50 per cent, while the child fare is generally less expensive, so the child fare is more expensive than the adult ticket。
So, how do you buy cheaper tickets for kids? The person responsible for air tickets on tourist platforms described the fact that, in cases where children's tickets were more expensive, adult tickets were mostly available directly. Most airlines have now allowed children to book coupons for adults. Correspondingly, when adult tickets are purchased for children, the cost of construction and fuel, as well as of refunds, will be as high as that for adults. The parent-child family may, on the basis of the platform's advice, choose a more favourable programme for travel。
(strategic minimum price formula for children travelling with their parents on a travel platform)
In addition, the discount rates for child tickets vary among international flights, usually 75 per cent of the adult fare. The choice of parent-child families for cross-border travel in spring requires attention to the requirements of different divisions. In the purchase of airline tickets, users may also need to provide appropriate supporting documents to prove the age of the child, including birth certificates, passports or other valid identity documents。
Red star journalist, zhang bo, ho kite
