Empty Seats at the London Olympics

[d000hg]

As usual the army have to step in and get paid for watching the Olympics. Poor sods.

I'm sure they'll love it... forces types and sport are a good match.

[MyUserName]

I'm sure they'll love it... forces types and sport are a good match.

Normally they are only in it for the punch ups, though

[TimberWolf]

All a bit discouraging for terrorists/spoil sports isn't it. After they've got past security forces installed by most of the first world, the anti aircraft batteries, snipers, video surveillance, bag inspections, security cameras, 4SG or wherever they are called, the bloody spectators are the army too. They might as well sit back and enjoy the spectacle.

[vetran]

12,000 not used

would of thought they had a 'Standby' system. Even grabbing people in the park and saying 'psst do you want to see some scantily clad females playing volleyball?'

[Mich the Tester]

Why not tell people if they're not in their seats 20 minutes before the event starts their seats will be sold to the public outside? Or better still, given away to local schoolkids. OK, so check at 30 mins and 20 mins before so people don't lose their seat while they visit the bog, but the principle's pretty clear.

[Barley]

Ive tickets for the swimming at £150 a pop and some for the Athletics at £420 a pop, both are sets are in okish positions but a long way from being good seats. I'll be mightily unimpressed if I can see large sections of empty seats in the good seating area's.

Its understandable that there will be some empty seatsfor the tennis etc, but if this continues for the popular events I think they need to sort something out sharpish.

[lukemg]

There is good news - the tickets have already been paid for by corporates etc.
Should be a stand-by system like at wimbledon, assess gaps and anyone queueing up can get in, who have been to another sport or just the park. If you allocate 75% of the gap seats that way, still have enough if some of the people arrive later and if it gets full, tough sh1t...

[Mich the Tester]

Ive tickets for the swimming at £150 a pop and some for the Athletics at £420 a pop, both are sets are in okish positions but a long way from being good seats. I'll be mightily unimpressed if I can see large sections of empty seats in the good seating area's.

Its understandable that there will be some empty seatsfor the tennis etc, but if this continues for the popular events I think they need to sort something out sharpish.

Are those official prices or did you pay that through a tout?

[Barley]

Are those official prices or did you pay that through a tout?

Those are official prices via London 2012 website, £150 are for Cat B (swimming), row 45, section 420. £420 are Cat A (athletics), Row 15 cant remember the section but on the 300m bend. Both sets are for Finals tickets and good sessions.

I guess I paid because I love sport and wanted to go to the Olympics, I nievely thoughts id get better seats that I did for the money. Ive read of people who are dissapointed with Athletics Cat AA £750 seats.

Like I said a long way from good seats, I dont think any of the good seats went up for sale, i.e. athletics main strainght is probably all VIP, Media, LOCOG, Sponsors etc.

[Mich the Tester]

Those are official prices via London 2012 website, £150 are for Cat B (swimming), row 45, section 420. £420 are Cat A (athletics), Row 15 cant remember the section but on the 300m bend. Both sets are for Finals tickets and good sessions.

I guess I paid because I love sport and wanted to go to the Olympics, I nievely thoughts id get better seats that I did for the money. Ive read of people who are dissapointed with Athletics Cat AA £750 seats.

Like I said a long way from good seats, I dont think any of the good seats went up for sale, i.e. athletics main strainght is probably all VIP, Media, LOCOG, Sponsors etc.

Pretty appalling given the state of athletics in Europe right now. The whole thing should be about selling tickets to real fans who support their local clubs and young sportspeople who'll be inspired by watching the best in the world. Finding and pleasing sponsors isn't the problem; wherever Usain Bolt goes there'll be corporate hangers on who'll pay top dollar to have their name shown somewhere near him anyway.