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Teenager detained at Florida airport and accused of ‘skiplagging’ travel hack
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2023
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In the article it says airlines dont like this tactic because it cuts in to their profits. But that could only be true if their prices weren't actually based on the costs of a flight but were instead just designed to basically scam people. Why would a flight from FL to NC cost more than a flight from FL to NY that happens to stop in NC? Airlines are a fucking cartel.
I think it's a supply and demand (for pilots) sort of thing. There are less pilots than there are available flights. Pilots are pretty limited regarding their available flying hours (at least in the US):
I agree about the cartel bit though, the prices for a lot of things are outrageous.
Skiplagging cuts into dividends. What it doesn't cut into is the ruthlessly low pay of the pilots, what has been near-minimum-wage for decades now.
Yet another reason for me not to fly.