Airlines crack down on a money-saving hack: Skip-lagging
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A Southwest Airlines attendant prepares a plane for passengers to board in 2019.
Thinking about hopping a plane out of town? You’re not alone.
But you might want to be careful — The Show’s Nate Boyle spoke with Brett Snyder, the Cranky Flier, about why a popular way of saving money might not be such a good idea.
Hidden city ticketing, or skip-lagging, involves buying a ticket for a connecting flight but opting to get off the flight at the layover city and "skipping" the final destination.
