Just realized I've been overpaying for flights by skipping layovers

Last month I was booking a trip to Denver from Chicago and noticed a flight with a layover in Salt Lake was $80 cheaper than the direct one. Out of curiosity, I looked up just flying Chicago to Salt Lake on that same airline and it was like $60 less than the Denver route. Now I always check if I can book a cheaper base leg and just skip the second part. Has anyone else done this or gotten caught by airlines cracking down on it?

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lily5710d ago

Oh man, that's a risky game... airlines are definitely starting to catch on and ban people for it.

finleyl3910d ago

Wait, they're actually banning people for that now? That's wild. I remember when skiplagging was just this little trick people talked about online, like a secret handshake for budget travelers. A buddy of mine tried it once to save like two hundred bucks on a flight to Chicago and got flagged by the airline's system before he even boarded the first leg. They made him pay the difference right there at the gate, said if he tried it again he'd lose his miles too. Makes you wonder how deep those algorithms go.

river95210d ago

Yeah it's wild how everything we try to game just gets turned back on us lol @finleyl39