

What is Skiplagging or the hidden city travel hack? Our Customer Relations team has been in touch with the customer to learn more about their experience,” read a statement to QC News. He said it was the first time his son had flown alone.Īmerican Airlines gave skip lagging a hard no.Ī statement from the airline said that they reserved the right to cancel passengers’ travel if they were suspected of using the hack, as it violated their terms of carriage.“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. “Our concerns are, he is a minor and was kind of left to fend for himself several states away,” says Hunter Parsons.

However, the Parsons claim that they weren’t aware that skiplagging was disapproved of by the airline and have hit back at the airline for treatment of their son. The fare was eventually cancelled after Logan admitted his intended final destination and was told to buy a new, direct fare. “We’ve used Skip Lagged almost exclusively for the last five to eight years,” Hunter Parsons told local outlet Queen City News. The boy’s father, Hunter Parsons, said he had bought the fare for his son with instructions not to use the flight on to JFK. When questioned, the boy later admitted he was on a “Skiplagging” fare. The American Airlines gate agent grew suspicious of Logan’s intended final destination, after he presented his North Carolina driver’s licence as ID in departures. Issue was taken by American Airlines after it was noted the traveller was stopping to transit through his home town, with a connection in Charlotte Douglas Airport. On turning up for his flight he had his tickets cancelled and was held for questioning, with the airline claiming he intended to miss his connecting flight. Logan Parsons from Charlotte, North Carolina was accused of “skiplagging” after turning up for his flight from Gainesville to New York JFK.
