Airlines before the holiday "monopoly meeting" pricing, holiday prices into air ticket agents open secret

During the Spring Festival, some of the domestic air ticket agents to increase prices, a reluctance to disclose the name of the agents to the daily financial reporter revealed that, in fact, ticket agents do the job, a bit like the "ox" inverted ticket, in advance will be held in hand ticket resources. And in the holiday fare increase ticket, early is the industry's open secret.

Airlines ' monopoly meeting before holiday pricing

It is understood that the National Civil Aviation Administration stipulates the price of each line ticket, airlines on the basis of the stipulated price, can be sold on sale, but the highest price of sale, can not be higher than the price stipulated by the CAAC.

A former company specializing in the price of a certain airlines, Mr. Li told the daily reporters, every trip to the peak, such as summer, Spring Festival, National Day and other festivals, large airlines will meet to discuss the holiday ticket fares, and achieve a tacit understanding. Hot lines such as Beijing to Chengdu, during the Spring festival during the travel fares can not be less than 80 percent, so the major airlines between the lowest price set to 80 percent. "Small airlines have no say in ticket pricing," he said. Mr. Lee introduced.

The price of last year's Spring Festival travel is much stronger than this year's. Take Beijing to Chengdu Line for example, last year during the Spring festival during the minimum price of 500 yuan (excluding taxes), and this year's price of about 1100 yuan (excluding taxes). In this respect, Mr. Li explained, this is because last year the airlines have been robbing customers, resulting in a large discount.

Holiday price increase is the air ticket agent open secret

According to the people's financial reporter understand that the current air ticket sales channels are mainly two categories, the first category is the direct airline, the second type is the distributor distribution. Domestic airlines through agents to sell tickets accounted for about 90%, the direct ratio of 10%.

A few days ago media exposure to where the Internet agents to increase charges, China Airlines Association issued a warning notice, to require any sales agent enterprises can not be in any form to increase sales. However, the holiday agents to sell tickets, early is the industry's open secret.

A ticket agent, who declined to be named, told reporters that the airline would set the price of the seat number to the agent sales, and then pay agents 3% to 8% different proportions of commission. However, for agents, this part of the Commission can only meet the normal operating costs, to make money is not easy. Therefore, the second source of revenue for airline ticket agents is to raise the price by selling tickets and earning the difference between them. In particular, during the holiday season, the increase in sales almost become agents of the main way to make money. "Actually a bit like an inverted ticket," the agent confessed.

Zhonghao Lawyers Group (Sichuan) firm Jinhua Lawyer said that the ticket agent over the full price ticket for fare increase ticket sales, not only in violation of the relevant provisions of the Civil Aviation Authority, but also in violation of the "Price law" and other relevant laws, price authorities have the right to investigate the illegal prices, fines, liquidation and other and assume the corresponding responsibility.