{"id":2297,"date":"2023-05-30T06:12:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T06:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/05\/30\/practice-of-skiplagging-takes-off-with-travelers-not-turning-up-for-legs-of-their\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T06:12:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T06:12:13","slug":"practice-of-skiplagging-takes-off-with-travelers-not-turning-up-for-legs-of-their","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/practice-of-skiplagging-takes-off-with-travelers-not-turning-up-for-legs-of-their\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice of ‘skiplagging’ takes off with travelers not turning up for legs of their"},"content":{"rendered":"


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European flight prices for US travelers are currently at an all-time high – with an eye-wateringly expensive average of $1,167 per ticket – and in a bid to save dollars, ‘skiplagging’ has reemerged as a popular travel trend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The concept works like this: A passenger books a flight<\/a> from Point A to Point B with a stopover at their desired destination, and doesn’t board the connecting flight to Point B. This often results in substantial savings on tickets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, Skyscanner says a roundtrip flight from New York to Amsterdam in mid June with the Dutch<\/a> flag carrier KLM will cost from $2,457.<\/p>\n

However, readjusting the booking by setting the final destination as London<\/a> with a layover in Amsterdam and using two different airlines, brought Google<\/a> Flight’s roundtrip price down to $1,208.<\/p>\n

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European flight prices for US travelers are currently at an all-time high – with an eye-wateringly expensive average of $1,167 per ticket (stock image)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The ‘skiplagging’ concept works like this: A passenger books a flight from Point A to Point B with a stopover at their desired destination, and doesn’t board the connecting flight to Point B<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But these so-called ‘hidden city’ fares only work with no checked baggage and come with considerable risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

American Airlines, for example, calls it ‘unethical’ and threatens to deny boarding, cancel the return flight or charge the price difference to those who are caught.<\/span><\/p>\n

Insiders suggest those who take a risk on a ‘hidden city’ fare book a one-way ticket to avoid having the return flight cancelled.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some airlines have taken a very firm stand on the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2019, Lufthansa tired suing a passenger for skiplagging.\u00a0<\/span>The airline claimed the passenger exploited the ticketing system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The man was supposed to fly from Seattle to Frankfurt and then to Oslo – but he failed to fly from Frankfurt to Oslo and flew to Berlin instead\u00a0in April 2016.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The passenger\u00a0saved $2,308 when he made the original booking by buying a multiple stop ticket rather than a single stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He\u00a0paid 6,224 Norwegian Krone ($560) for his return ticket to Seattle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Lufthansa claimed that he should have paid \u20ac2,769 ($2,963), and went on to demand \u20ac2,112 ($2,260) plus interest.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to German court documents, the case was thrown out because the airline failed to fully explain how it had arrived at the compensation figure of\u00a0\u20ac2,112 ($2,260).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Taking advantage of this loophole is flight-booking website Skiplagged.com. The site even boasts: ‘Our flights are so cheap, United (Airlines) sued us… but we won’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Skiplagged.com has dozens of flights on offer, with the ‘skiplagged’ rates alongside the standard prices<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lufthansa tried appealing the case but it later withdrew the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

The Germain carrier took stand because it is hit harder than most other airlines by the practice.<\/p>\n

That is because so many of their flights are routed through the hubs of Frankfurt and Munich.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Like many airlines the terms and conditions when buying tickets through Lufthansa do, however, make it clear the practice is not allowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But travel pros highlight that the money-saving technique is not illegal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taking advantage of this loophole is flight-booking website Skiplagged.com<\/a>. The site even boasts: ‘Our flights are so cheap, United (Airlines) sued us… but we won.’<\/p>\n

It has dozens of flights on offer, with the ‘skiplagged’ rates exhibited alongside the standard prices.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, it does warn travelers not to indulge in the practice too often as airlines could pick up on it and penalize you.<\/p>\n

It also recommends not associating ‘skiplagged’ flights with a\u00a0frequent flyer accounts as if you do, ‘the airline might invalidate any miles you’ve accrued with them.’<\/p>\n

On Reddit, dozens of travelers have shared their views on ‘skiplagging.’<\/p>\n

One commenter wrote: ‘One-off likely fine, but don’t make it a pattern.’<\/p>\n

Echoing similar sentiments, another warned: ‘You’ll only get banned if you do it frequently.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I’ve done it a few times with a few different airlines but the last I did it was before Covid lol. So\u2026 use but don’t abuse.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Offering a couple of tips to others, one ‘skiplagger said sometimes they have ‘said nothing and just left the airport with no consequence.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

While on a couple of other occasions, they went about calling the airline to declare fake personal emergency ‘preventing me from flying the final legs.’\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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