Ever heard of "skiplagging"?

[RLLD 4,230]

What is 'skiplagging' and why do the airlines hate when you do it?

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It works like this: Say a passenger wants to travel from New York to Charlotte, N.C., but the nonstop route is pricey. So instead, they book a cheaper flight that takes them from New York to Denver, with a layover in Charlotte. Rather than fly all the way to Denver, they simply get off in North Carolina and ditch the rest of the ticket.

 

[Hawkeye21 2,399]

2 minutes ago, RLLD said:

What is 'skiplagging' and why do the airlines hate when you do it?

 

Interesting.  Makes sense though.

[bostonlager 2,665]

You get off in Charlotte but your luggage gets sent to Denver?

[DonS 3,292]

That's a pretty sweet idea.

[Hawkeye21 2,399]

1 minute ago, bostonlager said:

You get off in Charlotte but your luggage gets sent to Denver?

Always carry on.

[DonS 3,292]

Just now, bostonlager said:

You get off in Charlotte but your luggage gets sent to Denver?

I think it's understood that you could only do this with carry-on only. 

[Strike 5,536]

Yeah but be careful.  It is technically against airline policies and they can and will revoke your ticket if they think you're doing it

[RLLD 4,230]

Just now, Strike said:

Yeah but be careful.  It is technically against airline policies and they can and will revoke your ticket if they think you're doing it

From the article, you could even be banned from buying their service for a period of time.

[Hawkeye21 2,399]

Just now, RLLD said:

From the article, you could even be banned from buying their service for a period of time.

Just what airlines need, fewer people flying.

[JustinCharge 2,397]

1 hour ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Always carry on.

You are so dumb you lecture people to always carry on but forget your carry on anyway and it goes to saskatoon hahahaha

[League Champion 1,911]

I'm gonna try it 

[JustinCharge 2,397]

I doubt airlines even care.  They operate as a bank that fly planes as a hobby.  

[Hawkeye21 2,399]

50 minutes ago, JustinCharge said:

You are so dumb you lecture people to always carry on but forget your carry on anyway and it goes to saskatoon hahahaha

What? 

[TimHauck 2,858]

1 hour ago, JustinCharge said:

I doubt airlines even care.  They operate as a bank that fly planes as a hobby.  

If you do it on your outbound flight, there’s a good chance the rest of your trip will be automatically canceled.

But as long as you’re not doing it often, you should be okay to do it on your return trip.

However I believe the airlines can tell if it’s been booked via the website mentioned in the article, so always book direct with the airline.

[BunnysBastatrds 2,436]

Brilliant and and screw them.

 It also works out for them. I haven’t been on a flight In ten years that hasn’t been full. There’s always a few customers on standby hoping to get that flight because the powers that be overboard. You might get rewards for doing it like hotel rooms. or vouchers for future travel. Tricky but can be done.

[TimHauck 2,858]

11 minutes ago, BunnysBastatrds said:

Brilliant and and screw them.

 It also works out for them. I haven’t been on a flight In ten years that hasn’t been full. There’s always a few customers on standby hoping to get that flight because the powers that be overboard. You might get rewards for doing it like hotel rooms. or vouchers for future travel. Tricky but can be done.

I’m on like 2/3 full flights all the time.

The problem with your theory is the cheap flights where people do this are usually ending at small cities that not a lot of people go to, hence the lower price, so good chance those flights won’t be full if people skip the leg.

Don’t get me wrong airlines are horrible, but this practice doesn’t help them.

[frank 2,305]

7 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Always carry on.

There’ll be peace when you are done. 

[Pimpadeaux 2,406]

6 hours ago, JustinCharge said:

You are so dumb you lecture people to always carry on but forget your carry on anyway and it goes to saskatoon hahahaha

In your case, skiplagging is booking a guarantee of a civil war with a layover in nuclear war and then getting off on nuclear war.

[iam90sbaby 2,610]

I thought this was new gaming term I hadn't heard of yet