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McSame_as_Bush 07/18/23 8:42:26 PM #1:	A North Carolina teen who tried to use a skiplagging hack on a booked flight to New York City on American Airlines was hit with a three-year ban by the carrier. Logan Parsons, 17, was detained recently at the airport in Gainesville, Florida, before boarding a flight to the Big Apple with a stopover in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he actually planned to disembark. His dad, Hunter Parsons, told Insider that American Airlines imposed the ban because he was planning to use a $150 skiplagging ticket a practice that many airlines prohibit. His ticket was canceled and he was banned from AA for three years but never actually did anything wrong. He never even got his boarding pass, Parsons, who booked the flight, told the outlet on Facebook. Airline gate agents in Gainesville took Logan to a security room to be questioned after noticing his North Carolina drivers license and suspecting he wouldnt continue on to JFK Airport from Charlotte, Hunter has said. The dad told Insider that he had to buy a new direct ticket, which cost more than $400, so his son could fly to Charlotte. Logan didnt know he was doing anything wrong, he said. He was left to fend for himself 500 miles from home. He never violated any policy or broke any contract. He simply went to a counter to get his boarding pass. Skiplagging is a cost-cutting method in which a passenger books a flights layover as the true destination rather than continuing to the ticketed destination Weve used Skiplagged almost exclusively for the last five to eight years, Hunter told WVNS-TV, referring to a search engine that helps travelers expose inefficiencies in airline pricing. In January 2021, American Airlines announced that it would crack down on skiplagging. Purchasing a ticket without intending to fly all flights to gain lower fares (hidden city ticketing) is a violation of American Airlines terms and conditions and is outlined in our Conditions of Carriage online, the company said in a statement. https://nypost.com/2023/07/18/american-airlines-bans-teen-who-tried-to-use-skip-lagging-hack/ This is only a thing in the first place because of how nonsensical airline ticket pricing can be. --- not a lot, just forever <cite>McSame_as_Bush posted [p:974925342] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote><quote>A North Carolina teen who tried to use a skiplagging hack on a booked flight to New York City on American Airlines was hit with a three-year ban by the carrier.Logan Parsons, 17, was detained recently at the airport in Gainesville, Florida, before boarding a flight to the Big Apple with a stopover in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he actually planned to disembark.His dad, Hunter Parsons, told Insider that American Airlines imposed the ban because he was planning to use a $150 skiplagging ticket a practice that many airlines prohibit.His ticket was canceled and he was banned from AA for three years but never actually did anything wrong. He never even got his boarding pass, Parsons, who booked the flight, told the outlet on Facebook.Airline gate agents in Gainesville took Logan to a security room to be questioned after noticing his North Carolina drivers license and suspecting he wouldnt continue on to JFK Airport from Charlotte, Hunter has said.The dad told Insider that he had to buy a new direct ticket, which cost more than $400, so his son could fly to Charlotte.Logan didnt know he was doing anything wrong, he said. He was left to fend for himself 500 miles from home. He never violated any policy or broke any contract. He simply went to a counter to get his boarding pass.Skiplagging is a cost-cutting method in which a passenger books a flights layover as the true destination rather than continuing to the ticketed destinationWeve used Skiplagged almost exclusively for the last five to eight years, Hunter told WVNS-TV, referring to a search engine that helps travelers expose inefficiencies in airline pricing.In January 2021, American Airlines announced that it would crack down on skiplagging. Purchasing a ticket without intending to fly all flights to gain lower fares (hidden city ticketing) is a violation of American Airlines terms and conditions and is outlined in our Conditions of Carriage online, the company said in a statement.</quote>https://nypost.com/2023/07/18/american-airlines-bans-teen-who-tried-to-use-skip-lagging-hack/This is only a thing in the first place because of how nonsensical airline ticket pricing can be.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThisIsAKnoife 07/18/23 8:48:13 PM #2:	Should be glad he wont be forced to fly American at least. Shittiest airline Ive ever dealt with. --- AFK: Attack, fight, kill!! The healer is telling you to go pull mobs. Gigabyte RTX 4090 \|\| i9-12900k \|\| 32GB DDR4 3600 \|\| ROG Strix Z690-A <cite>ThisIsAKnoife posted [p:974925458] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>Should be glad he wont be forced to fly American at least. Shittiest airline Ive ever dealt with.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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iPhone_7 07/18/23 8:52:05 PM #4:	Tickets should be a lot more expensive, government should stop subsidizing the airlines & fly travel. So much jet fuel going into the air when we could have had high speed rail trains by now like Europe & Asia. --- Sig User Logic http://i.imgur.com/lA5fm7w.jpg <cite>iPhone_7 posted [p:974925533] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>Tickets should be a lot more expensive, government should stop subsidizing the airlines & fly travel. So much jet fuel going into the air when we could have had high speed rail trains by now like Europe & Asia.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 07/18/23 8:53:26 PM #5:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] as i understand it, he bought a ticket for A->B->C for some amount of money. The airline wanted him to just buy a ticket from A->B, but they're complete fucking assholes, and that ticket costs more than the one he bought. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! Well, the truth is usually just an excuse for lack of imagination. <cite>Medussa posted [p:974925557] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> as i understand it, he bought a ticket for A->B->C for some amount of money. The airline wanted him to just buy a ticket from A->B, but they're complete fucking assholes, and that ticket costs more than the one he bought.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheHoldSteady 07/18/23 8:53:37 PM #6:	"Instead of taking some money from you we'll take no money for three years! HAH!" --- Don't ask about Charlemagne. <cite>TheHoldSteady posted [p:974925562] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>"Instead of taking some money from you we'll take no money for three years! HAH!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Goldice 07/18/23 8:54:57 PM #7:	Captain_Qwark posted... I haven't flown in like 20 years Why would his price differ if he got off at the in-between stop rather than the destination? Don't you get charged for the whole trip regardless? Because airlines want to make sure they can charge you as much as they can to get to a place you want to go. This means they'll charge you more money to go to a specific destination rather than if you choose a destination that is less expensive to travel to with a stop over in the previous place. It's comical. --- New England Patriots: Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII Champions <cite>Goldice posted [p:974925583] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>Captain_Qwark posted...</cite><quote>I haven't flown in like 20 yearsWhy would his price differ if he got off at the in-between stop rather than the destination? Don't you get charged for the whole trip regardless?</quote>Because airlines want to make sure they can charge you as much as they can to get to a place you want to go. This means they'll charge you more money to go to a specific destination rather than if you choose a destination that is less expensive to travel to with a stop over in the previous place.It's comical.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
McSame_as_Bush 07/18/23 8:55:28 PM #8:	Captain_Qwark posted... I haven't flown in like 20 years Why would his price differ if he got off at the in-between stop rather than the destination? Don't you get charged for the whole trip regardless? If he flew directly to the in-between stop, it would have cost more. --- not a lot, just forever <cite>McSame_as_Bush posted [p:974925598] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>Captain_Qwark posted...</cite><quote>I haven't flown in like 20 yearsWhy would his price differ if he got off at the in-between stop rather than the destination? Don't you get charged for the whole trip regardless?</quote>If he flew directly to the in-between stop, it would have cost more.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 07/18/23 8:55:32 PM #9:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Nobody really cares about flying to Wyoming. Everyone cares about flying to Illinois. Imagine you're from Alabama and you want to visit Chicago. You book a flight to Wyoming that has a stop in O'Hare, and then you just don't take your connecting flight. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:974925600] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Nobody really cares about flying to Wyoming. Everyone cares about flying to Illinois. Imagine you're from Alabama and you want to visit Chicago. You book a flight to Wyoming that has a stop in O'Hare, and then you just don't take your connecting flight.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeLikeItHoth 07/18/23 8:57:04 PM #10:	McSame_as_Bush posted... Purchasing a ticket without intending to fly all flights to gain lower fares (hidden city ticketing) is a violation of American Airlines terms and conditions and is outlined in our Conditions of Carriage online That's all that really needs to be said. --- FAM FOREVER \| https://iili.io/HSJO4Uv.jpg <cite>SomeLikeItHoth posted [p:974925618] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>McSame_as_Bush posted... </cite><quote>Purchasing a ticket without intending to fly all flights to gain lower fares (hidden city ticketing) is a violation of American Airlines terms and conditions and is outlined in our Conditions of Carriage online</quote>That's all that really needs to be said.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 07/18/23 8:59:13 PM #11:	SomeLikeItHoth posted... That's all that really needs to be said. except they "busted" him before he actually did it. had they caught it after, there'd be no argument. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! Well, the truth is usually just an excuse for lack of imagination. <cite>Medussa posted [p:974925660] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>SomeLikeItHoth posted... </cite><quote>That's all that really needs to be said.</quote>except they "busted" him before he actually did it. had they caught it after, there'd be no argument.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeLikeItHoth 07/18/23 9:03:58 PM #12:	Medussa posted... except they "busted" him before he actually did it. had they caught it after, there'd be no argument. McSame_as_Bush posted... Weve used Skiplagged almost exclusively for the last five to eight years, --- FAM FOREVER \| https://iili.io/HSJO4Uv.jpg <cite>SomeLikeItHoth posted [p:974925743] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>Medussa posted... </cite><quote>except they "busted" him before he actually did it. had they caught it after, there'd be no argument.</quote>McSame_as_Bush posted... </cite><quote>Weve used Skiplagged almost exclusively for the last five to eight years,</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Target 07/18/23 11:50:50 PM #13:	The only negative I can understand about skiplagging is that checked luggage are really annoying for the staff to retrieved. Apart from that, fuck American Airlines. --- https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm <cite>Blue_Target posted [p:974928229] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>The only negative I can understand about skiplagging is that checked luggage are really annoying for the staff to retrieved. Apart from that, fuck American Airlines.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ultima_Fury 07/19/23 12:14:53 AM #14:	The airlines are butthurt that they can't squeeze more money out of you. But then again, it's their airlines so they can impose rules and ban you if they want. <cite>Ultima_Fury posted [p:974928565] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>The airlines are butthurt that they can't squeeze more money out of you. But then again, it's their airlines so they can impose rules and ban you if they want.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Requiem 07/19/23 12:20:45 AM #15:	Medussa posted... except they "busted" him before he actually did it. had they caught it after, there'd be no argument. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQQPNQ0PFSc --- Copyright free literature available at http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page... otherwise known as Tex-Mex <cite>Requiem posted [p:974928643] in It's bulls... [t:80512594]...</cite> <quote>Medussa posted... </cite><quote>except they "busted" him before he actually did it. had they caught it after, there'd be no argument.</quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQQPNQ0PFSc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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