Recently, there was news on the Internet that pointed out:
You can also buy tickets on the 12306 platform, and it is cheaper than other platforms.
On December 25, the reporter learned that most of the air tickets** were about the same, and a few air tickets** were slightly lower.
Some low-cost tickets.
There are restrictions such as age or occupation.
For a flight, the difference in fares lies in the fact that the search homepage displays differently, but you can purchase different** tickets.
Taking Wuhan to Beijing on December 30 as an example, China Eastern Airlines flight MU2453 displayed a naked ticket from 250 yuan on the 12306 platform, and the flight displayed a naked ticket **299 yuan on the third-party ticketing platform. The Jimu News reporter noticed that the 250 yuan ticket on the 12306 platform has certain restrictions, one of which is limited to 16 to 23 years old, and the other option is limited to women over 55 years old and men over 60 years old. In fact, through the third-party travel platform query, the homepage also shows 299 yuan, click to enter the details page, you can also buy exclusive tickets for young and elderly people.
For a flight, the difference in fares lies in the fact that the search homepage displays differently, but you can purchase different** tickets.
On the official website of China Eastern Airlines, the ticket price of the flight is the same as that of the 12306 platform, for example, the naked fare for young or elderly people is 250 yuan;Or the exclusive ticket price for students, teachers, medical care and other occupations is 250 yuan, and the ordinary ** economy class ticket is still 299 yuan. The reporter then compared multiple identical flights on different platforms and found that there was not much difference.
In addition, there are a small number of flights with slight differences in fare. For example, on December 26, flight MU5183 from Beijing to Shanghai, the special ticket on the 12306 platform is 450 yuan, and there are no age and occupation restrictions;On a third-party travel platform, the flight fare is 500 yuan.
A small number of flights have a slight difference in fare.
The reporter also noticed that most of the tickets on the 12306 platform are Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines.
A small number of flights have a slight difference in fare.
According to industry insiders, in specific member days or discount activities of airlines, air tickets** on the airline's official website have more advantages than other platforms. For example, the 9 yuan inbound and outbound tickets previously listed by Spring Airlines were only available for purchase on the airline's official website**, mini program and APP, and were not listed on third-party platforms.
The reporter learned that from 2020, the air-rail intermodal transport service has covered 75 transfer stations and 1,257 accessible lines in 46 hub cities across the country, and China Railway Group has reached cooperation with many airlines such as China Eastern Airlines, Air China, and China Southern Airlines. Air-rail services or the advantages of booking tickets from the 12306 platform. (*Jimu News).