From the Chinese press

Ticket booking app unfair to many

The "battle" for train tickets to travel during Spring Festival has intensified in recent days. Relevant departments have implemented stricter supervision measures for online and telephone booking, as well as for sales from counters. The measures to make online ticket booking easier have definitely helped some people, but they have also infringed the rights of others to buy tickets, says an article on xinhuanet.com. Excerpts:

Tech-savvy people are using a browser that allows users to "jump" ahead of others when booking train tickets online. The browsers also have add-ons designed to help people buy seats at 12306.cn, the official ticketing website of the Ministry of Railways. The software has become extremely popular with Internet- and apps-friendly people before the Spring Festival travel rush.