American Airlines sues travel website Skiplagged over ticket price ‘loophole’

Lawsuit accuses website of deception as it allows travelers to book typically cheaper connecting flight and get off after first leg

American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against Skiplagged, a travel website for cheap flights that shows “hidden-city” ticketing trips.

The lawsuit, which American filed this week in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, accuses Skiplagged of deception, as the website allows travelers to book a connecting flight that is typically cheaper than a non-stop flight and not flying to the route’s final destination.

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