"Shibo Airlines Chengdu to Bangkok is 20 yuan, September is indeed a low price point!" Recently, a netizen posted on a social platform that recently, the flight ticket from Chengdu, Sichuan to Bangkok, Thailand costs only 20 yuan. Related screenshots show that the fare from T1 of Tianfu Airport to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport at 21:55 on September 14 is indeed 20 yuan, but taxes and fees are still required. This post has sparked heated discussion among netizens, and some netizens said they could book tickets quickly; some netizens joked, "Is 20 yuan a flight outside?" Some netizens questioned its authenticity, "Is it a system bug?"
Schuan Airlines mini program shows that the ticket price from Chengdu to Bangkok on September 9, 10 and 11 is 20 yuan. Official website screenshot
On September 10, the reporter found on the official website of Sichuan Airlines and the mini program that on September 14, there were two flights from Chengdu to Bangkok, both of which were 600 yuan, but the ticket purchase system did have a low-priced air ticket of 20 yuan. Sichuan Airlines mini program shows that on September 9, 10 and 11, there was only one flight from Chengdu to Bangkok, with a departure time of 21:55 on the same day, and a arrival time of 0:15 a.m. the next day, with a flight time of 2 hours and 20 minutes, and the air ticket price is 20 yuan. However, the system prompts that "the price shown does not include the construction and fuel costs." Further operations show that if you need to purchase this flight, you will need to pay a total of 449 yuan. Compared with the fares on other dates, this price still seems very cheap. The system shows that the price of naked tickets on September 12 is 600 yuan, and the price of naked tickets on September 13 is 420 yuan.
Some netizens bluntly said that they were shocked by the 20 yuan air ticket price. Even after adding the machine construction and fuel costs, it was still very cheap. "You must know that there are about 1,900 kilometers from Chengdu to Bangkok."
Why is the price so low? Is there a system wrong? On the 10th, the reporter called Sichuan Airlines' 24-hour direct sales service hotline. The customer service staff said, "As long as this price can be ordered, there are some, and there are certain taxes and fees when clicking in international flights." As for why it is so cheap, the staff said, "The price is based on the overall operation of the flight. There are also some special tickets, so the query results shall prevail."
The air ticket price includes taxes of 449 yuan. Official website screenshot
The above staff introduced that Sichuan Airlines will launch special air tickets from time to time, and passengers can check and purchase tickets on the Sichuan Airlines APP and mini-programs. The specific time for low-priced tickets to be launched depends on the results of the official channel inquiry. If passengers want to buy cheap air tickets, they can also grab coupons in the Sichuan Airlines live broadcast room, "but they generally do not sign, change, and refund."
In fact, with the end of the summer transportation, the prices of air tickets to popular tourist cities have dropped. Air tickets in many places are now at a minimum discount of 10% off, and off-peak travel is a good choice. Statistics from flight managers show that the ticket prices of the top 20 domestic flights last week all fell compared to last week, down by more than 20% at most, while the ticket prices last week also declined compared to the same period in 2024. Some tourist routes have dropped even more, and some tickets that do not include tax are cheaper than second-class high-speed rail seats.
However, the popularity of travel booking during the National Day holiday has heated up in advance. This year's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival bring 8-day long holidays. Data from China Civil Aviation Network shows that as of August 28, the number of domestic air ticket bookings for this year's National Day holiday has exceeded 1.76 million, and the average daily air ticket booking volume has increased by more than 24% compared with the same period last year, with obvious market popularity.
Source: Upstream News
Editor: Baojun
