The Federal Antimonopoly Service document suggests that carriers… (билет · возврат · фас)
The Federal Antimonopoly Service document suggests that carriers will be able to independently determine the size of the fee within a limit of up to 10% of the cost of an unused travel ticket. It is expected that this will significantly reduce the number of refunds, ensure sufficient tickets are available for sale, and lead to a reduction in 'artificially created' scarcity by reducing the risks associated with resellers acquiring most of the tickets.
Consensus
- The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) proposed allowing railway carriers to set their own refund fee 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 returned 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 ticket seats were resold, with around 9 million remaining unsold.
- More than half of all refund requests are made within five days or less before train departure.
Points of divergence
- The draft order was submitted for public discussion and later adopted by the State Duma in third reading on June 9, with a law passed that imposes fines of up to 500,000 rubles on ticket scalpers. — vedomosti
- The draft order is currently under public discussion, which will last until August 1. — kommersant
- The FAS announced the project on July 17 and emphasized that it aims to reduce risks associated with ticket purchases by scalpers. — fontanka
Coverage (4 sources)
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- The Federal Antimonopoly Service proposed changing the rules for returning railway tickets — Коммерсантъ
- FAS develops new rules for returning railway tickets — Фонтанка
- FAS develops new rules for return of railway tickets. Carriers can independently determine the fee within a limit... — ТАСС (Telegram)