What is 'skiplagging' and how can it save money or cause trouble? | USA TODAY

"Skiplagging" can save you airline ticket money or land you in some trouble. What is this controversial "hacker fare?" RELATED: Smaller airports, cheaper flights: Save a buck on your summer travel https://youtu.be/Gr0UsJBL8Bc Would you break a rule for a cheaper airline ticket? Susan Stevens did when she booked a hacker fare from Vienna to Frankfurt. A round-trip ticket costs hundreds of dollars less than a one-way ticket. So she bought a round-trip fare. "After I landed, I threw the return ticket away," said Stevens, a retired publicist from Philadelphia. What rule did she break? Airlines claim throwaway ticketing is illegal, and they sometimes prosecute customers they catch, confiscate loyalty points, suspend their frequent-flyer program memberships or even sue them. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3EZFrLG » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Flying #Travel #Plane