Chinese airline sells tickets for $1.30 due to glitch, allows passengers to fly

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China Southern Airlines, a leading Chinese carrier, has confirmed that it will honor the sale of tickets that were sold for as low as $1.30 during a two-hour technical glitch on its mobile application and ticket-booking platforms on Wednesday...

They noticed that several flights to and from Chengdu, a major city in southwest China, were available at incredibly low prices of 10, 20, or 30 yuan ($1.37-$4.12) on the airline's app...

Further screenshots showed that these discounted prices were available for about two hours not only on the carrier's app but also across various ticket-booking platforms, including the market leader, Trip.com...

Despite the unexpected reduction in ticket prices, the Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines assured that passengers who purchased these tickets can use them as they are...