Skiplagging Is The Newest Travel Hack To Get Cheapest Plane Tickets & It's Making Airline Companies Nervous

A surge in air travel has prompted travellers to explore increasingly innovative methods to save money through clever airline hacks. Many savvy travellers have been uncovering crafty methods to snag more affordable flights, although airlines have started tightening their measures to address these loopholes.

What Is Skiplagging?

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Skiplagging, also referred to as hidden-city ticketing or throwaway ticketing, ingeniously cuts costs for travellers by issuing tickets with a designated endpoint they don't intend to reach. Why? It’s a budget-friendly tactic.

Certain cities tend to have higher airfares due to multiple factors. Skiplaggers, adept at this strategy, seize cheaper flights to distant cities, aiming not for the flight's ultimate stop but for one of the layover cities along the route. And for obvious reasons, airlines aren't particularly thrilled about this practice.

Why Is The Hack Gaining Attention?

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The tactic has gained widespread awareness, largely due to skiplagged.com—a website boldly declaring, “Our flights are so cheap, United sued us ... but we won.”

While it appears enticing at first glance, individuals utilising this method to outsmart airlines and save money might encounter penalties and repercussions.

How To Use The Skiplagging Method

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Katy Nastro from Going.com explained the method, “For example, say you wanted to fly from Orlando to New York. You know, see the city, but the price tag is a little bit out of budget. Maybe it’s $150.”?

Nastro added, “However, you found a flight from Orlando to Richmond via New York and that’s only $88, which is a pretty nice savings.”

Nastro explained how after getting to the connecting location, things straightened up for the hack-users, “However you got off in New York and you paid a fraction of the price for that direct flight price, but you bought a connecting flight.” Nastro remarked, “So, in essence, it’s basically like you bought a direct flight without the direct flight cost.”

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