“Skiplagging” — or booking a flight with a layover to skip the last leg of travel — is a common hack for travelers who don’t want to pay for a direct flight or who to save money on airfare to a connecting destination. Airlines contend the practice results in lost revenue for seats on planes.

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[+] 49 points 3 years ago (3 children)
  • [–] 33 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    They are definitely causing the Barbara Streisand effect with this. Before seeing this post, I had never heard of skiplagging...now there is a 100% chance I will check for skiplagging my next flight if it saves me money.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    Same here, I only heard about this practice just a few days ago. Now it's 100% going to be something I try next time I fly.

    Fuck the airlines. Don't like losing money for lost seats? That's too bad, maybe try providing a better service. Skiplagging only became a thing because people caught on to your abusive pricing schemes. You made your bed, American Airlines, now lie in it.

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