China Southern to honour RM6.10 flight tickets sold during glitch


Passengers can use the tickets as normal, China Southern said, on the proviso that the tickets were already paid for and issued. — Reuters

BEIJING: Chinese carrier China Southern Airlines said on Nov 9 it would honor the sale of tickets priced as cheaply as US$1.30 (RM6.10) during a two-hour technical glitch on its mobile phone app and some ticket-booking platforms late on Nov 8.

Consumers began reporting on Chinese social media at around 8pm (1200 GMT) on Wednesday that many flights to and from the southwest metropolis of Chengdu were available at 10, 20 or 30 yuan (RM6.44-RM19.33) on China Southern’s app.

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