What is a ticket agent?

Air ticket agent refers to a company that has the qualification of air ticket agent, air ticket agent and air ticket purchase, and has the agency right of air passenger transport business.

China's air ticket agency business began to develop in the early 1990s. The main force of market sales is the self-operated point of civil aviation system in various regions (before the restructuring and separation). With the expansion of market demand, it is difficult to meet the market demand simply by relying on the sales force within the civil aviation system at that time. At this time, various agent systems gradually developed to meet the needs of the market.

Permission mode

1, according to the relevant provisions of the Civil Aviation Administration; The business scope of passenger transport sales agency industry is divided into two categories: the first category is passenger transport sales agency industry, which operates international routes or routes in Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan Province provinces. Engaged in primary agency business, with a registered capital of not less than1500,000 yuan. Category II passenger transport sales agents, which are engaged in civil air transport sales agency business on domestic routes except Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan Province Province. Engaged in secondary agency business with a registered capital of not less than RMB 500,000. Its business license is mainly engaged in and concurrently engaged in "agent air transport". Generally speaking, it is a qualification with the right to sell international air tickets. Secondary agents have the right to sell domestic air tickets.

2. According to Decree No.37 of the General Administration of Aviation, as a sales agent, one should obtain the qualification of enterprise legal person in People's Republic of China (PRC) according to law, that is, one must have the qualification of enterprise and the qualification of independent legal person, which is the minimum condition.

Note: Many companies and individuals who do not act as agents for air passenger transport solicit air tickets online. Tour operators who do not act as agents for air passenger transport generally only publish telephone numbers, mostly mobile phones or pagers, and do not publish company names and business addresses. A regular travel agency or ticketing agency engaged in air passenger transport agency business shall meet the following conditions in addition to having a fixed business place.

A. Have the IATA license number issued by the International Air Transport Association.

B. It has a license issued by the Civil Aviation Administration to operate air passenger agency business. Only companies with domestic ticket agency rights cannot operate international ticket business.

It has a fixed business place and a civil aviation reservation terminal system.

Having qualified ticketing professionals trained by civil aviation and international air transport association.

2. In order to ensure the correct fare, please inform the exact departure and return dates when making an inquiry, and ask for a written confirmation of the quotation.

3. Airlines will introduce promotional prices and related information from time to time, so please pay close attention to the' latest news' column.

4. In order to avoid not being able to book a seat when the seat is tight, it is best to book a seat in advance as much as possible. Booking flights is free. If you decide not to buy a ticket, you can cancel the reservation.

5. Many cheap prices are limited, please pay attention.

Please note that your travel date should be within the validity period of your certificate and visa.

7. Please note that the passenger name you provide should be consistent with the spelling on the passport (ID card).

8. Please pay attention to purchase tickets before the airline's final ticketing time limit, so as not to cancel seats.

9. If there are children or babies among the passengers, please tell us the date of birth.

10. For other matters, please refer to the Civil Air Passenger Transport Rules.