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“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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[-] gumchops@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago

Doesn't more weight mean more fuel is required! If anything, the airline is saving some money by not having to pay for the fuel that would have been used. I mean if it was booked for the whole flight at the beginning of course.

[-] Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

While this is true, the airline could have sold the direct flight that you actually took for more money. You had to pay less because the flight was seemingly inconvenient for you. So in the end you didn't pay for your illegally obtained convenience. You rascal!

[-] gumchops@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago

Yes but that was their choice. They didn't have to sell it that way. They don't get to tell me how to use the ticket I bought. How about they stop inconvenienceing people in the first place. I believe our tax money has helped keep these jerks around whenever the price of fuel or the economy shake from a bad dream. And what do we get? Called out for just trying to get by while theyrape us with fees and stuff our legs into our chest so they can cram more bodies into these tin cans so we can sit on the tarmac for hours till finally they cancel the whole flight. Nah, they can suck this one up.

[-] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 4 points 10 months ago

To be clear it's not illegal for the passenger to do this. Airlines just hate it because it breaks their business model in a way that lets someone else make money.

[-] Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago

I was hoping the silly "you rascal" made the sarcasm obvious.

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