Samara City Hall comments on massive camp ticket queue

A scandal erupted in Samara regarding the frenzy around purchasing tickets to a children«s camp. The city hall commented on the situation.

«On February 2, the Volzhsky Artek children»s camp indeed opened the sale of commercial tickets at its office. A total of 356 tickets were sold. Everyone who did not manage to buy a ticket can do so through the Regional Portal of State Services of the Samara Region in April. The exact date and time will be announced later,« the Samara administration reported.

According to the city hall, more than 300 additional tickets will be available. Every year, over 1,400 children vacation at this children«s camp.

The sale of summer commercial tickets to Volzhsky Artek on the 9th Просека turned into a scandal. People lined up in a giant queue, taking spots from half past five in the morning. Many were left dissatisfied, as there were far from enough for everyone. We published a story from a Samara resident who stood in this queue himself. He was lucky, he was among the fortunate ones who got the coveted ticket.