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Online Olympics ticket sales snagged again
Kyrgyzstan News.Net
Tuesday 6th May, 2008 (IANS)
Beijing, May 6 (Xinhua) The third round of domestic ticket sales for the Beijing Olympics has started but the online purchasing system seemed to hit a snag again. A total of 1.38 million tickets were put on sale in this round for 16 sports, including boxing, soccer, volleyball, basketball.
However, the online sales system turned problematic as buyers could not finish the final payment though they were able to log onto the website and select tickets easily. The system collapsed due to overwhelming demand hours after the second round of sales started last November, and the organisers then were forced to allocate tickets by draw.
According to the Olympic ticketing centre, more than 60,000 tickets for eight sessions were sold out barely three hours after the sales began at Bank of China branches and on the official website Monday. Hundreds of people waited for hours at Bank of China branches for a chance to purchase tickets.
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