Skiplagged

Online travel agency and metasearch engine

Skiplagged
Skiplagged.com logo
Type of site	Metasearch engine
Available in	English
Founder(s)	Aktarer Zaman
URL	www.skiplagged.com
Launched	2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Current status	Active

Skiplagged.com is an online travel agency and metasearch engine for booking flights and hotels. It popularized the tactic of hidden city ticketing,^[1]^[2] also known as skiplagging.

History

The website was started by Aktarer Zaman in 2013, when he was 20 years old.^[3]^[4]

In November 2014, United Airlines and Orbitz filed a civil lawsuit for $75,000 in lost revenue, claiming that the website violated fare rules.^[5] The Orbitz lawsuit was settled out of court, in which Skiplagged agreed not to redirect traffic to Orbitz sites or use Orbitz branding.^[6] The United lawsuit was dismissed by the courts on procedural grounds.^[7] United did not pursue further legal action.^[8] Donors contributed for legal expenses via GoFundMe.^[9]

In 2021, Southwest Airlines sued Skiplagged for displaying the airline's fares.^[10] The lawsuit was settled out of court.^[11]

References

^ Lieberman, Melanie (August 11, 2017). "Why Hidden City Ticketing Really Is Too Good to Be True (Video)". Travel + Leisure.
^ Hobica, George (January 6, 2015). "Why airlines hate hidden-city ticketing (and maybe you should too)". USA Today.
^ raymundo, oscar (January 9, 2015). "Meet the 22-Year-Old Who's Fighting the Airline Industry In Court to Save Travelers Money". Inc.
^ "Skiplagged site helps navigate cheaper airfare". CBS News. December 19, 2014.
^ Gillespie, Patrick (December 31, 2014). "Why is United Airlines suing a 22-year-old?". CNN.
^ Smith, Patrick Gillespie and Aaron (2015-02-13). "United Airlines doesn't back off suit against 22-year-old, even though Orbitz drops it". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
^ Gillespie, Patrick (May 1, 2015). "Judge throws out United Airlines lawsuit against 22-year-old". CNN.
^ Gillespie, Patrick (December 31, 2015). "How a 23-year-old beat United Airlines". CNN.
^ Smith, Aaron (2014-12-31). "22-year-old raises $33,000 in fight with United Airlines". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
^ Shalvey, Kevin. "Southwest sues Skiplagged in Texas, escalating its legal challenge against flight-search sites that display its fares". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
^ Musumeci, Natalie. "Airlines have tried to fight the computer whiz who popularized 'skiplagging' in court. Their lawsuits have been either thrown out or settled". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-08-05.