Procuratorial Daily Justice Network: Cannot Allow Ticket Seizing Acceleration Package to "Harvest" Passenger Wallets
The Mid Autumn Festival and National Day are approaching, and the demand for travel among the masses is skyrocketing. The fierce battle for tickets has entered a white hot stage. According to China News Network, many third-party platforms and scalpers have taken action in this wave of ticket buying, offering a variety of accelerated ticket grabbing services to attract people who are struggling with ticket purchases to increase their prices.
It is reported that a certain platform has launched a tiered ticket grabbing service, and the speed of ticket grabbing is determined by the "acceleration package". The more "acceleration packages" there are, the faster the internet speed, and naturally the higher the price. The platform even launched new tricks such as "24-hour non-stop dedicated person ticket grabbing", "double channel ticket grabbing with leak detection and backup", and "price increase to grab window and aisle positions", all of which were dazzling.
Can the diverse "ticket grabbing acceleration package" really prioritize ticket purchases? On September 21st, the person in charge of the Passenger Transport Department of China Railway Group directly gave a negative answer, stating that no user has the priority to purchase tickets, and any price acceleration package purchased on a third-party platform cannot achieve priority ticket purchase. That is to say, consumers still need to queue up at the railway 12306 ticketing system after spending money to purchase "acceleration packages". When there are no tickets for 12306, no matter which "ticket grabbing tool" or "ticket grabbing acceleration package" is used, tickets cannot be obtained. Simply put, third-party platforms can at best use their own means to increase the frequency of ticket brushing, making it easier to "pick up loopholes" when someone returns or changes their ticket.
On the contrary, behind the "ticket grabbing tool" and "ticket grabbing acceleration package" are various "pitfalls": firstly, it harms people's lives and causes passengers to spend more money in vain, increasing travel costs; The second is that platform security services are uneven and there is a risk of leaking personal privacy of users; Thirdly, it has increased the burden on the 12306 server and disrupted the ticketing order; Fourthly, it is easy to further spread passenger anxiety, and even spread anxiety in a spiral pattern.
In addition, the legality of the "ticket grabbing acceleration package" cannot be questioned. Various ticket grabbing tools, stripped of their colorful packaging, essentially involve buying at low prices and selling at high prices, similar to traditional scalpers. According to Article 52 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law of China, those who resell train tickets, ship tickets, air tickets, cultural performance tickets, sports competition admission tickets or other valuable tickets or vouchers shall be detained for not less than ten days but not more than fifteen days and may also be fined not more than 1000 yuan; Those with minor circumstances shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan.
At the special market node of the Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, ticket resources in some popular areas and scenic spots are often in short supply. Scratching tickets is inevitable, but we must not let the "higher priced get" become an unwritten rule in the ticketing market. Regulatory authorities should severely crack down on scalpers selling tickets and other behaviors that harm the legitimate rights and interests of users, ensuring the fairness, transparency, and legitimacy of the market. The railway department needs to take a heavy blow by real-time monitoring and big data analysis of the 12306 system. Once users with abnormal ticket buying behavior are found, measures such as flow restriction will be taken against them.
It is worth noting that the railway department launched the "standby ticket purchase" function as early as 2019. When someone refunds or changes tickets online and generates new ticket amounts, the system prioritizes meeting standby ticket purchase orders and redeems them in the order in which passengers submit their orders, without charging any additional fees. So, when passengers cannot buy tickets, they must maintain necessary calmness and rationality. Instead of blindly believing in third-party platforms and scalpers to compete, it is better to use the "standby ticket purchase" function, which can be used with peace of mind and peace of mind.