American Airlines Takes Legal Action Against Skiplagged Over Ticket Price 'Loophole'

American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against travel website Skiplagged, accusing it of deception and unauthorized ticketing practices. Skiplagged allows travelers to book "hidden-city" ticketing trips, where they book a cheaper connecting flight but do not fly to the final destination. American alleges that Skiplagged charges consumers more than if they had booked directly with the airline and deceives them into thinking they have access to a secret loophole. American threatens to cancel every ticket sold by Skiplagged and seeks damages. While "skiplagging" is generally not illegal, airlines argue it violates their policies. This is not the first lawsuit against Skiplagged, as United Airlines and Orbitz previously sued the company in 2014.