Ticketek Australia has announced it will waive transaction fees on AFL Finals Week 1 tickets purchased from tomorrow (Wednesday 29 August) for matches at the MCG and SCG.
AFL fans have been left furious and frustrated after sales to the first round of finals were suspended due to an issue at Ticketek. Some queued for hours but were told sorry, the system is down. Did you miss out? #7NewsMelb #Liveat6 pic.twitter.com/3ThkzjCfaf
— Peter Mitchell (@Peter_Mitchell7) August 28, 2018
The waiver will cover all remaining ticket purchases by Competing Club Members, AFL Members and the General Public.
The moves follows disruption to this morning’s Competing Club Members on sale and the subsequent postponement of the General Public on sale.
We understand your frustration and thank you for your patience. We are working with Ticketek, the MCC and SCG on a revised on-sale schedule and will communicate this to all members and fans as soon as possible.
— AFL (@AFL) August 28, 2018
Geoff Jones, the Chief Executive Officer of Ticketek, said the company regrets the inconvenience caused by the disruption and apologises to fans that were unable to purchase tickets today.
“Ticketek is waiving transaction fees as a gesture to those fans that were unable to secure their finals tickets today,” said Jones.
Ticketek Australia will waive transaction fees on AFL Finals Week 1 tickets purchased from tomorrow (Wednesday 29 August) for matches at the MCG and SCG. #AFLFinals
— Ticketek Australia (@Ticketek_AU) August 28, 2018
“We understand the excitement that footy finals bring and all the Ticketek team are disappointed that website issues impacted our service delivery to those fans.
“I also apologise to the management and staff of our venue partners, the competing clubs and the AFL for the disruption to what is shaping as a phenomenal finals series.”
The issue was caused by an operator error in the website traffic load balancing settings. The rescheduled AFL Finals Week 1 on sale windows; www.ticketek.com.au
29 August 11:00am COMPETING CLUBS – Richmond v Hawthorn MCG
29 August 1:00pm COMPETING CLUBS – Melbourne v Geelong MCG
29 August 3:00pm COMPETING CLUBS – Swans v Giants SCG
30 August 9:00am AFL MEMBERS – Both Matches MCG
30 August 1:30pm General Public – Richmond v Hawthorn MCG
30 August 2:30pm General Public – Melbourne v Geelong MCG
30 August 4:00pm General Public – Swans v Giants SCG
