Selling "standing tickets" for planes! Spring Airlines wants to be the first airline to try this out.
Even in the sky, there's overcapacity... selling "standing tickets" for planes!
Beijing, November 9th - According to China National Radio, as reported at 11:09 AM on China Sound News, the winter-spring flight schedule for 2009-2010 of Chinese civil aviation was officially put into effect on October 25th. Along with this, although the number of routes offered by airlines has increased, ticket prices have significantly dropped.
Recently, Wang Zhenghua, chairman of Spring Airlines, known as the "ultra-low fare killer," announced that standing tickets for planes might be introduced in the future, which could further lower ticket prices. So, what are the reasons behind the emergence of plane standing tickets? Is it closely related to the competition from high-speed rail? For detailed information, China Sound News connects with reporter Guo Miao for coverage.
The idea of selling standing tickets for planes is indeed great news for us poor students.