France-KLM Group (hereinafter referred to as "Air France") for the ticket agent in China, this is not April Fool's joke!Air France has announced that since April 1, the ticket agent in China to implement zero commission policy, and the latter to charge for his services to the passengers to buy tickets. The move was the strong resistance of the generation of domestic tickets.Ctrip spokesman Hua Li said in the "First Financial Daily in an interview yesterday, Beijing, Shanghai has dozens of vote on behalf of an alliance, the sale of Air France ticket, Guangzhou Industry Association issued a joint statement of Solidarity with.Industry have speculated that Air France move is an attempt to reduce the marketing costs because of operational problems. In the second quarter ended September 30 last year, the Air France group loss of 147 million euros. Ticket agents that Air France should not be marketing costs onto passengers.Li introduced China, Air France in early March to inform the agent of the company's policy changes by phone or in writing, by the end of March, dozens of agents, including Ctrip signed a joint statement, announced that it will stop selling the Air France ticket; yesterday afternoon. Beijing, dozens of agents have also signed a joint statement announced that from today (2) from the sale of Air France ticket. Guangzhou Association also sent a solidarity.China, Li said Air France move first is not in line with current regulations and policies in China, airline tickets implemented Mingzhemingkou agency fees charged to airlines, the ticket agent in accordance with a certain percentage of the fare is strictly prohibited to passengers, shippers additional service charge. Second, China also do not charge a service fee of the relevant standards, if the service fee by unscrupulous agents, during the peak season fare increase, likely to cause the vicious competition of the industry. Again, because the the AVIC letter system does not support the service fee, technically there are certain difficulties.E-mail in the public relations manager of the Air France office in China sent to this newspaper yesterday said, "zero commission is a global trend," the aviation industry to the agent returns the mode has changed, regardless of services quality and to fare percentage of their remuneration into an agent based on its own to provide professional services charge a fee to cover costs, the practice is no different from other service industries. charge a service fee model can bring greater transparency, consumer choice, they are willing to pay service. "
"Air France has always been leading in the vote on behalf of policy." Guangzhou "and a take-off international air tickets," one manager Mr. Chen in an interview with a wry smile said, and gradually reduce to vote on behalf of the agency fees, Air France's first operation, from 9% to 7% in August 2007 and then to 5%, then 3% in April last year, is now zero! "Generally speaking, the long range international routes, many of them need to transit stops, it comes to how to transit routes, calculate the time difference and spread, as well as the aircraft through a variety of countries and regions, provisions and regulations, civil aviation terms, or even a visa, transit formalities very complex, international ticket sales risk and professional standards are high, the proportion of agency fees charged by the vote on behalf of, but also higher than the domestic ticket agency fees. The latter generally to implement the policy of "3 + x.After nearly two years, outside Airlines have reduced agency fees points, the points of the international ticket now maintained at 3% to 5%, compared with the 3 + x, dealer profits derived no significant difference.Leaving votes on behalf of worry is that Air France may be just the "Pathfinder", then there will be more outside the Air China follow suit to follow directly to squeeze the profit margins of the vote on behalf of.Guangzhou, Chengdu and other part of the Air France ticket sales, but the vote on behalf of have already begun selectively to customers of other airline tickets. They are still waiting for the final outcome of the negotiations of the industry on behalf of Air France.
Beijing Jingshan Park
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