On the last day of June, American Airlines agents at Gainesville Regional Airport in Florida canceled a North Carolina teenager’s flight after realizing that he had used a booking tactic called “skiplagging” or “hidden-city travel,” forbidden by airlines but used by some travelers to net flight bargains.
He was forced to pay for a direct flight.
Skiplagging is buying a ticket for a connecting flight, with a layover in the city that’s the real destination for the traveler.
Often the fare is cheaper than if they’d actually bought a direct flight to their desired destination.
Mr. Parsons said that American banned his son from traveling with the carrier for three years.
Persons:
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Organizations:
American Airlines, Gainesville Regional, Flyers
Locations:
Gainesville, Florida, Carolina, Charlotte, New York