Imagine you want to fly (by, yes, airplane) from Austin to Baltimore, but that instead of flying direct from Austin to Baltimore it turns out to be cheaper to book a flight from Austin to Boston with a layover in Baltimore and you just get off in Baltimore midway through what was meant to be a longer journey in the eyes of the airline. You can't take any luggage other than carryon in such a loophole expedition, but you may save a few dollars and you're not technically breaking any laws. skiplagged.com finds pricing to price flights with this quirk in mind and finds people cheap flights that way. There has been at least one lawsuit aimed at pushing this party out of business but they are still around, changing the game, and exposing a secret that airlines would rather you not know about. On the other hand, I've heard that the airline business is a terrible business to be in and that air travel has just gotten progressive worse all of my life. I guess this doesn't help make the lives of the airfare-fed easier by squeezing pricing even more, but it is a legitimate insight in a capitalist society.
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