Calls for 2012 ticket “transparency” 17/03/2010 |
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London 2012 organisers have been told they must be “open and transparent” about the Olympic ticketing system.
The London Assembly's economic development, culture, sport and tourism committee said the public needed to be told how many tickets would be available to them and how much they would cost.
Committee chairman Dee Doocey stated: "The key issue is simple: How many people will be ahead of the average Londoner in the queue for Olympic tickets?
"LOCOG [the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games] needs to be open and transparent about how many tickets are going to be available for the public and how many are going to be reserved for the Olympic family.
"These tickets for International Olympic Committee staff, officials, partners and sponsors will significantly reduce the number of seats available for the public."
London 2012 should publish its ticketing strategy in draft form as soon as possible to allow the public to comment on it before it is finalised, the committee advised.
LOCOG has said that tickets for the Games will not go on sale until next year.
A London 2012 spokesman added: "We will be making an announcement about our ticketing strategy after the Vancouver Paralympic Games has finished."
The 2010 Paralympics is scheduled to finish on March 21.
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