They knew what they were doing. They took precautions. They didn’t want to risk their American AAdvantage account, so they did not add it to the reservation. But American Airlines still figured out who they were, where they lived, and knew they were connecting in their home city.
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“Fly This Segment Or You’re Banned”—American Airlines Agent Catches ‘Skiplagging’ Passenger Red-Handed
They checked in at the ticket counter and showed their ID. The agent saw that it was an ID issued in the state they were connecting in – suggesting they might be stopping their journey there. The agent said they suspected the passenger planned to skip the final flight segment and warned them they would be banned from American Airlines if they did not take the connection.
A $564 Flight for $198: The Risky Airline Ticketing Trick That Saves You Money, Tests Your Nerve
Real estate investor Mike Bolen discovered throwaway ticketing to save hundreds of dollars on airline tickets, and his observation attracted over 3.5 million views on twitter.
Money Saving “Throwaway Ticketing” Vindicated In American Airlines Lawsuit Against Skiplagged
American Airlines won a $9.4 million verdict against Skiplagged for copyright infringement. That’s being reported as a huge win for American, and vindication of their fight against throwaway ticketing. It is not.
American Airlines Sues Skiplagged For Saving Customers Too Much Money
Last month American Airlines took a teenager into a security room and interrogated him, eventually banning him from flying the airline for using Skiplagged.
His parents bought him a ticket from Gainesville, Florida to New York via Charlotte, when he only planned to travel to Charlotte. He didn’t plan to use his connecting flight, but the New York trip was cheaper. Now American Airlines is suing Skiplagged.
Trump’s Team Discloses They Violate Airline Rules, Use Throwaway Ticketing Site Skiplagged For Airfare
While most of the media around former President Trump’s Save America PAC centers on their paying $20 million dollars in legal fees, there’s a nugget buried in their travel expenses that shows the political committee also violates airline rules when purchasing tickets.
Save America’s disclosure form shows them covering a fee to Skiplagged, the website that assists in booking throwaway or hidden city tickets.
Teenager ‘Taken To Security Room And Interrogated’ By American Airlines For Throwaway Ticketing
A teen traveling solo for the first time from Gainesville, Florida to Charlotte was taken to a security room by American Airlines. There he was interrogated – and forced to buy a new ticket – according to the boy’s father.
Is “Throwaway Ticketing” Worth It To Save Money On Airfare?
Throwaway ticketing is a practice that’s gone on for decades. Airlines often charge more money for non-stops than they do for connecting itineraries. So people book a flight with a connection through the city they want to travel to, and just don’t take that second connecting flight. As a result, they can often save money, but there are risks you should know about.
How Throwaway Ticketing Can Reduce Your SkyMiles Award Ticket Costs By Two-Thirds
I’ve written several times that the biggest and worst devaluation of the Delta SkyMiles program only seems to apply to flights that either start or end in the United States. SkyMiles now charges for partner awards, which are all saver awards and limited in availability, as though they were awards on Delta. That’s how you can get over 500,000 miles one way for a coach award between the U.S. and Thailand.
But if you start a trip in Mexico, you’re effectively rolling back to the last devaluation where partner awards are merely super expensive. And this creates an opportunity.
American Airlines Has Just Issued A Warning To Travel Agents About ‘Hidden City’ Tickets
a memo has gone out from American Airlines to travel agents, available on its SalesLink platform warning them that the carrier is cracking down on a variety of ticketing techniques, including hidden city ticketing and ‘churning’.
Over the summer I wrote about American directly investigating customers for ticketing practices that violate the airline’s rules, and more recently confronting customers at the airport and demanding passengers pay up for their past sins against the airline. Now they’re warning tagents.