Recently, a lawsuit filed in USA made us learn a concept called “hidden city ticketing”. When American airline United Airlines and online tourism agency Orbitz sued Skiplagged.com, one of the sites that provide cheap flight tickets, this concept was noticed by many suddenly.
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How does Skiplagged Find Cheap Flights?
Actually, Skiplagged finds cheap airline tickets for airline passengers looking for cheap air tickets, by taking advantage of an airline shortage.. Airlines sometimes use methods that don’t make much sense at first glance, for the sake of profitability when pricing their flight tickets.. For example, if you are going to fly from Boston to San Francisco, it may seem very logical to buy the ticket directly this way.. However, a connecting ticket from Boston to Seattle via San Francisco can be much cheaper than the first ticket.. That’s why you don’t buy the second ticket cheaper and take the second flight.. This method is called “hidden city ticketing”.. Because while you think the airline you bought the ticket will fly you from Boston to Seattle, you actually end your journey in San Francisco.. Here Skiplagged finds you these kind of tickets.
I seem to hear you say that these kinds of movies are only available in America. But make sure it happens not only in America but also in Turkey. Kemalettin Bulamacı, one of my journalist friends who travels a lot in the past months, caught such a ticket of Turkish Airlines (THY) and shared it with me on Twitter.. Those who look for a direct flight from Istanbul to Sao Paolo on THY’s website can find tickets for 940 Euros, while those who look for tickets to Sao Paolo via Istanbul via Rome can find a cheap flight ticket for 618 Euros.
How Does This Absurd Situation Happen?
Airlines often price direct flights more expensive when pricing their plane tickets. working. Because these tickets are seen as potential business tickets.. Business travelers often avoid connecting flights. Naturally, these tickets are priced more expensively with the potential buyer in mind.. Naturally, airlines that use some cities as important hubs may experience such imbalances in ticket prices when transferring from these hubs due to this logic.
Airlines Find Only Cheap Flight Tickets to Skiplagged. Is he angry?
In fact, cheap airline tickets that Skiplagged found for airlines cause a serious loss of revenue.. This not only prevents expensive tickets from being sold, but also causes airlines to hold the plane for passengers who do not intend to continue their journey.. As such, it causes the planes to be delayed and to be subject to penal sanctions for these delays.
How Do Airlines Think To Avoid This Cheap Airfare Method?
Airlines have sued cheap airfare app Skiplagged to recover their losses. However, this is not a sufficient measure to prevent travellers.. Some airlines in the USA aim to block the accounts of their mile card customers who have traveled several times in this way by closing their accounts.. As you know, frequent flyer customers don’t like to lose miles they’ve earned.. However, for airline passengers who do not use mileage programs frequently, this method will not prevent the airlines from deceiving them to buy cheap flight tickets.. Moreover, while punishing their loyal customers, they will not punish the unloyal ones.. In the long run, this will cause airlines to lose their most valuable customers.. Frankly, will I buy a plane ticket again from the airline that canceled my mile program membership? No unless I have to.
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