Skiplagged

Skiplagged.com is an online travel agency and metasearch engine for booking flights and hotels. It popularized the tactic of hidden city ticketing.[2][3]

Skiplagged
Skiplagged.com logo
Type of site
Metasearch engine
Available inEnglish
Founder(s)Aktarer Zaman
URLwww.skiplagged.com
Alexa rank46,242 (As of 4 June 2020)[1]
Launched2013 (2013)
Current statusActive

History

The website was started by Aktarer Zaman in 2013, when he was 20 years old.[4][5]

In November 2014, it was sued by United Airlines and Orbitz, claiming that the website violated fare rules. The lawsuit was thrown out by the courts.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Alexa Internet: Skiplagged.com". Alexa Internet.
  2. Lieberman, Melanie (August 11, 2017). "Why Hidden City Ticketing Really Is Too Good to Be True (Video)". Travel + Leisure.
  3. Hobica, George (January 6, 2015). "Why airlines hate hidden-city ticketing (and maybe you should too)". USA Today.
  4. raymundo, oscar (January 9, 2015). "Meet the 22-Year-Old Who's Fighting the Airline Industry In Court to Save Travelers Money". Inc.
  5. "Skiplagged site helps navigate cheaper airfare". CBS News. December 19, 2014.
  6. Gillespie, Patrick (May 1, 2015). "Judge throws out United Airlines lawsuit against 22-year-old". CNN.
  7. Gillespie, Patrick (December 31, 2014). "Why is United Airlines suing a 22-year-old?". CNN.
  8. Gillespie, Patrick (December 31, 2015). "How a 23-year-old beat United Airlines". CNN.
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