The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) proposed allowing railway… (билет · возврат · фас)
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) proposed allowing railway carriers to independently set a fee for the return of unused tickets at up to 10% of their cost. FAS suggested changing the rules for returning railway tickets.
Consensus
- The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) proposed allowing railway carriers to set refund fees for unused tickets up to 10% of the ticket price.
- The current state-regulated refund fee was reduced to a minimum in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- Since then, the number of refunded tickets has increased more than threefold compared to pre-pandemic levels.
- In 2025, over 25 million railway tickets were returned.
- Only about 5.9 million of the returned tickets were resold, with around 9 million remaining unsold.
- More than half of all refunds are processed within five days before train departure.
- The FAS believes that allowing carriers to set their own refund fees will reduce unnecessary returns and improve ticket availability during high-demand periods.
Points of divergence
- The draft order was submitted for public discussion, which lasted until August 1. — vedomosti
- On June 9, the State Duma passed in third reading a bill imposing fines on ticket scalpers up to 500,000 rubles, with penalties for individuals reaching up to 10,000 rubles and for entrepreneurs and legal entities between 400,000 and 500,000 rubles. — vedomosti
- The initiative was supported by the Consumer Council on the activities of JSC 'RZD'. — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- FAS proposed changing rules for returning railway tickets — Ведомости
- The Federal Antimonopoly Service proposed changing the rules for returning railway tickets — Коммерсантъ
- FAS develops new rules for return of railway tickets. Carriers can independently determine the fee within a limit... — ТАСС (Telegram)