The 2024 Spring Festival starts on January 26 and ends on March 5, for a total of 40 days. Civil aviation passenger transport is expected to reach 80 million, which is expected to hit a record high.
According to Ctrip data, the search popularity of air tickets during the Spring Festival this year (February 8 to February 18, a total of 11 days) has exceeded the same period in 2019 by 40%, and it is expected to usher in the peak of travel on February 8 and February 9. So far, more than 60% of the Spring Festival travel orders are family trips, an increase of 36% over the same period in 2019.
How to buy a more favorable ticket for parent-child flight during the Spring Festival? What are the similarities and differences between a child ticket and a ticket? The reporter interviewed the relevant staff of the tourism platform.
Children's fares** are not necessarily cheaper than** fares.
According to a previous ** report, Ms. Li, who lives in Beijing, wanted to take her children to Hangzhou for a vacation during the winter vacation, but found that "it is not cost-effective to buy a children's ticket at all, and the ticket for a 3-year-old child is more expensive than **". This puzzles many parents who travel with babies - the children are not big, and the cost is not cheap.
According to the relevant provisions of the "Rules for the Domestic Transport of Passengers and Baggage by Civil Aviation of China" revised in 2004, infants aged 0 2 need to purchase infant tickets for flights, and will be charged at 10% of the fare of the same flight**, without fuel surcharges and airport construction fees; 2 Children under the age of 12 will be charged 50% of the fare of the same flight**, half of the fuel surcharge will be charged, and the airport construction fee will be free of charge.
Judging by the rules, it seems that the child ticket must be cheaper than the ** fare. Why aren't all user queries like this? The relevant person in charge of air tickets on a travel platform said that according to domestic regulations, children's tickets are indeed 50% of the ** full-price tickets, but they refer to full-price tickets, that is, original tickets without any discounts. Since most of the air tickets purchased by ** passengers are discounted, 2% off and 3% off air tickets abound in the off-season, and these discounted prices are indeed 5% lower than the original price of children's tickets. Therefore, children's tickets are more expensive to buy than ** tickets.
It is more cost-effective for children to purchase ** tickets.
So, how do you buy a cheaper ticket for your child?
According to the relevant person in charge of air tickets on the travel platform, in the case of more expensive children's tickets, most of them can directly choose ** tickets. Most airlines already allow children to book discounted** tickets.
With a cheaper** fare, can I still pay for the machine and fuel as a child fare? The relevant person in charge of the travel platform said that if the ** ticket is purchased for the child, then the cost of machine construction and fuel, as well as refund and change, will be as high as the ** ticket. When purchasing tickets, parent-child families can choose a more favorable plan to travel according to the prompts of the platform.
In addition, on international flights, the discount for child tickets is different, usually starting at 75% of the ** fare. Families with children who choose to travel across borders during the Spring Festival need to pay attention to the regulations of different airlines. When purchasing a ticket, the user may also be required to provide the appropriate supporting documents to prove the age of the child. This includes a birth certificate, passport, or other valid form of identification.