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1.What types of ticket prices are available for China Southern Airlines online ticket booking? (Only applicable for ticket change or refund via China Southern Airlines Portal and China Southern Airlines Portal service number 40066-95539)

China Southern Airlines has modified ticket classes and use conditions in General Provisions of Ticket Prices and Use Conditions for Individual Domestic Passenger Transportation. 

The published fares and service conditions are applicable to passenger tickets sold since 00:00 on October 17th, 2016 for the travel starting from 00:00 on October 17th, 2016.

Class


Class to be booked


Fare level


Service conditions


Charges for change (every time)


Charges for refund


voluntary transfer


Issuing of irregular segment tickets


More than 2 hours (including 2 hours) prior to the fixed flight departure time


Less than 2 hours (excluding 2 hours) prior to the fixed flight departure time


More than 2 hours (including 2 hours) prior to the fixed flight departure time


Less than 2 hours (excluding 2 hours) prior to the fixed flight departure time


First Class


F

F

Free


5%

5%

10%

Allowed


Allowed



J

J

Allowed


Allowed


Business Class


C

C

5%

10%

10%

20%

Not allowed


Not allowed


C

C*

5%

10%

10%

20%

D

D*

10%

20%

20%

30%

I

I*

10%

20%

20%

30%

Premium economy class


W

W

Free


5%

5%

10%

Allowed


Allowed


Premium economy class (discount class)


S

S1*

10%

20%

20%

30%

Not allowed


Not allowed


S2*

20%

30%

30%

50%

S3*

30%

50%

50%

Non-refundable


Economy class


Y

Y

Free


5%

5%

10%

Allowed


Allowed


Economy class


B

B

10%

20%

20%

30%

Not allowed


Not allowed


Economy class


M

M

Economy class


H

H

Economy class


U

U

20%

30%

30%

50%

Economy class


A

A

Economy class


L

L

Economy class


E

E

30%

50%

50%

Non-refundable


Economy class


V

V

Economy class


Z

Z*

T

T*

R

R*


Economy class (product class)



P/K/Q/N

-


Specific Conditions



2.What is E-ticket?

E-ticket, or electronic ticket, is a form of passenger ticket sold by carrier or carrier’s agency. It is the priced certificate for passengers to travel and receive relevant service in the form of electronic data, but not the printed paper.

3.Can I book E-tickets for children?
Children over two years old being accompanied by at least one adult (over 18 years old) during travel can book E-tickets.
4.Can I book E-tickets online for children traveling without an adult and apply for relevant arrangements for them?
No. Please dial service hotline of direct sales on China Southern Airlines website: 4006695539 (Mainland); 8620-22395539 (International) (service provided 7×24 hours), or China Southern Airlines sales service hotline: 95539 (Mainland); +86-20-86682000 (International) to consult related booking procedures.
5.Can I book tickets of all flights online?
For the moment not all the flights are available for online booking. China Southern Airlines has realized online booking for most domestic flights so far. For detailed information, please refer to the scope of online booking services.
6.Why is online ticket booking available for nine people at most?

At present, all airlines in the world that provide online ticket purchase service limit the number of people for each booking. In this way, we not only control seat booking, but also reduce risks that might arise in the booking process. Thus, an individual passenger can book E-ticket for nine passengers at most. On the Self-service Page of China Southern Airlines Portal, the domestic group purchase supports application for at least ten tickets (excluding children and infants) (China Southern Airlines product, different from traditional group ticket). For more details, please click:

b2c.csair.com/B2C40/modules/bookingGroup/manage/ticket_booking.jsp

7.What is "Group Passengers"?

Group Passengers refer to ten or more than ten passengers (some China Southern Airlines products have other minimum number of passengers in the group) who have the same air range, flight date, flight and cabin class and who pay for the tickets with the same group ticket price. For now, China Southern Airlines does not provide service of Group Passengers booking. However, on the Self-service Page of China Southern Airlines Portal, the domestic group purchase supports application for at least ten tickets (excluding children and infants) (China Southern Airlines product, different from traditional group ticket). For more details, please click:

b2c.csair.com/B2C40/modules/bookingGroup/manage/ticket_booking.jsp

8.Can I reserve seats online for tickets held by me?

Sorry, for now Seat Reservation service is only available for passengers of China Southern Airlines E-ticket. For more information for Seat Reservation service, please obtain relevant information in Service Agreements - China Southern Airlines Online Seat Reservation Agreement.

9.Can I query booking info online if I have purchased tickets from travel agency?

At present, the online query only supports tickets booked online. If you need help, please contact the travel agency that issues your ticket or dial China Southern Airlines Portal service number 4006695539 (domestic); +86-4008695539 and +86-20-22395539 (international).

10.Can I receive confirmation information after booking ticket online?

Yes. You will see the confirmation page after booking successfully. At the same time, China Southern Airlines will send you confirmation information via SMS. If you fail to receive SMS due to the factors of SMS service provider or others, please call China Southern Airlines Portal service number 4006695539. You can also confirm booking results via Email or logging onto China Southern Airlines Portal. 

11.What are infant tickets?
Infant tickets are designed for infants under two years old without occupying their own seats. Each infant must be accompanied by at least one adult passenger. To ensure passengers’ safety, infants born less than 14 days are not allowed to take a flight.
12.Can I reserve seats online for infants under two years old?
If you need book seats for infants under two, you may buy them children tickets.
13.How to buy infant ticket?
Now infant tickets are available on China Southern Airlines portal. You can book infant tickets for infants between 14 days and two years old. But infant tickets should be bound to adult tickets, one adult to one infant, rather than sold alone. And you may buy children tickets for additional infants.

If you need buy an infant ticket alone when you already have adult tickets, please buy it at the ticket offices directly under China Southern Airlines. If you buy adult tickets together with infant tickets, you can also buy from ticket offices directly under China Southern Airlines or their agents.
14.Do I need to register before using the online booking service?

Now China Southern Airlines Portal supports non-members to book tickets online.

But China Southern Airlines SkyPearl members can accumulate mileage when booking online, which can be used to redeem bonus ticket and cabin upgrading. We propose you book online after registering the membership. Registration link: skypearl.csair.com/skypearl/cn/skypearltoFirst.action?&NOSSL

15.Do I need to get registered first before booking online if I am already a member of China Southern Airlines SkyPearl Club?

If you are already a China Southern Airlines SkyPearl member, you can log in through your membership No./ID No./user name and password without getting registered. 

16.How to obtain a ticket after online booking?
After purchasing E-ticket, you can take corresponding flight by showing valid ID as regulated.
17.Can I obtain your latest offers via automatic email after registering as a member enjoying your booking service?
Sorry, this service is not provided for the moment. You can subscribe for RSS service provided on our website to get the latest favorable information.
18.Can I book tickets of all flights online?
Sorry, for the moment online ticketing is not available for all China Southern Airlines flights. We have achieved online ticketing of most China Southern Airlines domestic flights so far. For details, please refer to the scope of online booking service. Although online booking cannot be achieved in some international flights, we are further expanding our service scope to meet the general requirements of our clients.
19.How to inquire the fare on China Southern Airlines website?
You can get our fare through the following ways:

Online booking (even if you are not ready to buy our ticket now, you can easily get our fare)

You can subscribe or inquire about hot picks of domestic tickets with special offer through the RSS information module at the left of China Southern Airlines’s homepage.
20.Does China Southern Airlines provide any special offer on website?
We often provide limited preferential fares only available on website. Only through our online booking service for tickets purchase can you enjoy these special offers.
21.Why is the fare you provide different from that of a travel agency?
The fare is restricted by the supply of flight seats and prices. Thus, the fare provided by your travel agency may differ from ours.
22.Can I inquire the fare or book a ticket via email?
Sorry, it cannot work for the moment. But you can use our “Online Booking” service to plan your journey easily.
23.Can I book, on China Southern Airlines Portal, multiple destinations, gap ticket and irregular ticket?

For now, China Southern Airlines Portal supports booking of multiple-destination, one-way, gap and return tickets; it does not support booking of irregular tickets.

For more details, please dial China Southern Airlines Portal service number 4006695539 (domestic); +86-4008695539 and +86-20-22395539 (international).

24.How can I view the fare rules and restrictions?

You will be invited to view ticket price rules and limitations when querying and booking the ticket.

It is very important to read and comprehend regulations about ticket price you have chosen.

Before purchasing the ticket, you need to understand the regulations about change, refunding and endorsement.


25.How should I know if I have bought an ticket?
Once you input your E-bank/credit card information and agree to the conditions, you will receive a confirmation message. Meanwhile, you will receive a message notification from China Southern Airlines if you have bought ticket.
26.How do I use E-ticket when boarding the plane?

Passengers who have purchased E-ticket can board the plane just by showing the valid ID used in the ticket purchase as required without showing the printed ticket.

27.Can I buy an E-ticket for other people?
You can book an E-ticket for other people, but the China Southern Airlines website limits number for reservation with the maximum of 9.
28.Does China Southern Airlines provide online charter flight service?

Sorry, for now China Southern Airlines does not provide such service.

29.Is the fare in Harbin cable television consistent with that on China Southern Airlines website?
Harbin cable television sells the B2C E-ticket of China Southern Airlines; most of the fares are consistent with those on China Southern Airlines website.
30.How should I get the itinerary/receipt after booking via Harbin cable television?
You can ask for it at the e-commerce counter of China Southern Airlines in departure airport. If you cannot get the itinerary/receipt at the airport in special circumstances, please call (8620) 95539 – 4 to apply for sending by post within a month, then the flight and the itinerary/receipt will be sent to passenger by registered letter. Late application will not be accepted. China Southern Airlines kindly reminds you that the itinerary/receipt can only be asked for once.
31.How should I know if the reservation is successful after booking via Harbin cable television?
You can login the China Southern Airlines website and use the passenger name, order No. and ticket No. to inquire the order information and status; meanwhile, you can inquire through the order management module on home page.
32.What is the travel itinerary? What do I have to pay attention to when using travel itinerary?

Travel itinerary is the payment or reimbursement proof, which can also remind passenger of his/her itinerary.  The travel itinerary adopts the one-ticket-for-one passenger system. It is not deemed as the must-be document needed for airport check-in or security check. When refunding the ticket, if the travel itinerary has been printed, the original travel itinerary should be returned to China Southern Airlines before going through relevant formalities. The travel itinerary should not be re-printed. No additional itinerary will be provided if the original one is lost. How to verify authenticity of travel itinerary: China Southern Airlines link b2c.csair.com/B2C40/modules/bookingnew/manage/checkOrder.jsp?lang=cn (verify authenticity of E-ticket sold on China Southern Airlines Portal); www.travelsky.com ; or dial China Southern Airlines Portal service number 4006695539.

33.Where can I buy the Premium Economy ticket?
Welcome to choose Premium Economy ticket, you can book it in the following ways: official website of China Southern Airlines; China Southern Airlines website service hotline for direct selling: 4006695539; China Southern Airlines service hotline for sales: 95539; ticket office and agent etc. directly under China Southern Airlines.
34.What are the differences between Premium Economy ticket and other tickets in checking in baggage and procedure of undergoing boarding check?
In case you buy the Premium Economy ticket, you can enjoy the prior checking in baggage and special check-in counter so as to offer convenience to your checking in baggage and check-in, meanwhile, you may enjoy the rights of pre-boarding.
35.Are there any features of Premium Economy?
Compared with Economy-Class, you can enjoy more capacious space with 35-inch seat spacing; meanwhile, it can offer you more value-added ground service and cabin service than general Economy-Class.
36.What kind of special services does Premium Economy offer?
In ground service, we offer you the special check-in counter and prior checking in baggage; in case of the abnormal flight, you could enjoy the standard service of gold and silver card members of Sky Pearl Club, meanwhile, you could enjoy the rights of pre-boarding and pre-upgrading (part of the airports cannot offer the prior service yet ). In cabin service, we offer you the “four-one” services: giving you a bottle of water before flight, offering you a blanket during the flight, ensuring every passenger with one newspaper and adding bread and dessert to your food.
37.I have bought the Premium Economy, and how to calculate my miles accumulation?
We accumulate your miles by 110% of every flight segment.
38.Is there any special offers if Premium Economy is bought for a child/infant ?
For a child, 50% of the adult published fare, or the same fare as the adult; for an infant, 10% of the adult published fare.
39.In case of the abnormal flight, is there special handling during buying the Premium Economy?
In case the abnormal flight occurs and ticket endorsement is needed, Premium Economy passenger could transfer to other airlines’ flight directly; in case of the abnormal flight,Premium Economy passenger could enjoy the equivalent treatment (limited to food and accommodation standards) of gold and silver member of Sky Pearl Club; in case of flight merged, Premium Economy passenger could enjoy the priority of upgrade.
40.How to calculate fare for infant ticket?
For infant without occupying the seat, the fare will be calculated as 10% of adult. If the infant need a seat, passenger should buy and pay for the child ticket.
41.How can I collect travel itinerary?

You can collect travel itinerary in the following two ways (only applicable for ticket purchase on China Southern Airlines Portal):

1. Collect it at China Southern Airlines e-commerce counter in the airport;

2. Register the postal address at online customer service of China Southern Airlines Portal and post the travel itinerary (available for domestic ticket for now); free of postal fee for snail mail; charged for express delivery.