Baona | E+ | Getty ImagesThe carrier, American Airlines, reportedly discovered the traveler's intent and canceled their ticket.
When booking a flight, travelers agree to airlines' contracts, or conditions of carriage.
They may have been able to sell an empty seat to another passenger, or perhaps sell a more expensive nonstop ticket to the skiplagging passenger, for example.
Additionally, when travelers deviate from what's expected it messes with airlines' internal planning, flight scheduling and data science, for example, Slotnick said.
Thousands of people book Skiplagging or hidden city tickets every day and we generally hear of no issues from any of them," Gellert said.
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