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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
Apologies if this have been covered elsewhere before in other FOI threads, but how does 50% capacity work if the original game was sold to more than 50%? How do they decide who goes and who doesn't go?
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I would assume the same policy will apply as the recent games i.e. will be random draw if insufficient season ticket holders volunteer to relinquish their tickets. Here are the full details for the St Louis game:
"Update Regarding Potential Relinquishment of Tickets for Home Games
The Government of Alberta has introduced restrictions which include limiting capacity to 50%, prohibiting food and beverage consumption in the seating areas or on the concourse, and the requirement of masks to be worn at all times when inside the venue.
In an effort to provide additional clarity to all Flames Season Ticket Members, here is an explanation of our process for hosting Flames games at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Reducing to 50% capacity is a very disruptive and complicated process for all ticket holders, including Season Ticket Members, fans who have received ticket transfers, and those who have purchased resale tickets and we thank you for your patience and understanding.
As part of the plan to meet our 50% capacity limitation, we are offering the opportunity for a small number of Season Ticket Members to voluntarily raise their hands to potentially relinquish their tickets to a game, in exchange for a one game credit toward their 2022-23 renewal.
To qualify to receive the option to potentially relinquish your tickets you must have your entire allotment of tickets for that game active and available for you to manage in your account (My Flames Account).
You do not qualify to relinquish your tickets if you have already taken action on any portion of your seats and moved active ownership for that game to another individual as outlined below:
You have re-sold tickets on any platform or privately.
Your tickets have been transferred to another person to attend or manage. You may still qualify under this scenario if the tickets are unwound by having all the tickets transferred back to you the primary season ticket member which will once again make your tickets active for you to raise your hand or re-manage if you are not selected for relinquishment.
You are deemed a broker account or an account based on transaction history for the primary purpose of reselling your ticket holdings.
If you have taken action on any portion of your seats and moved active ownership for the game to another individual as part of any of these 3 scenarios, those tickets are valid for the game.
The situation is very fluid and we will address each game individually and provide communication in the days leading up to each affected game, your individual situation likely will change based on games so please check your account situation to determine if you qualify.
January 24 vs St. Louis Blues
Your tickets are currently valid for the January 24 game including tickets previously transferred, resold, or donated. If you would like to potentially relinquish your tickets for this game and you qualify based on the criteria outlined above, please click the link to fill out the form and express your interest by 5:00PM Thursday, January 20.
As it is unlikely that the number of tickets that will be volunteered for potential relinquishment will exactly equal the number of tickets that will be needed to meet the capacity limitations, the following process will be used:
If the number of fans willing to potentially relinquish their tickets exceeds the number of tickets needed to meet Provincial capacity limitations, then a random selection will be made from such volunteered tickets to meet the capacity limitations.
If the number of fans willing to potentially relinquish their tickets is less than the number of tickets needed to meet Provincial capacity limitations, then in addition to the tickets volunteered, a random selection of tickets that were not volunteered will take place to meet the capacity limitations.
On average, Season Ticket Members that qualify to relinquish their tickets can expect to be able to relinquish theirs for one out of every four games and receive a credit applied to the 2022-23 season. We thank you for your patience and support as we navigate the current challenges of hosting games."
