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Skiplagged
so, anyone ever benefit from this?
i'm really interested in it, finding cheaper fees to US, europe and asia (gonna include australia here) would make my life a lot easier to go where you people are, or even to meet new places...
i'm really interested in it, finding cheaper fees to US, europe and asia (gonna include australia here) would make my life a lot easier to go where you people are, or even to meet new places...
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http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2o831k/i_run_skiplagged_a_site_being_sued_by_united/
I have not use ski plagged, and I read the article> tell me if I get this right.
I have done this trip cutting before, not because I don't want to go to my final destination, but want to stay longer for my stop over.
For example, my Philippine trip stop over at Hawaii, but I overstayed in the stop over for some reason. Now, since my final destination is CEB-PHIL, it would look like that the carrier on that last connection is not paid, because I did not take that flight. Or maybe they will be paid anyways, since I fully paid my ticket to end destination and I won't get refund anways.
However, I don't get it. Why would they worry if the seat is vacant...its been paid for by a passenger like me, who just decided that I will take the flight next week, and pay extra money.
imagine that instead of going from Berlin to Stocolm, you book a flight from Berlin to Oran with a stop point in Stocolm.
Instead of going all the way to Oran, you just drop off at Stocolm.
Assuming a flight from Berlin to Oran is cheaper.
Then my return trip was the next weekend, so I did not board from Vegas obviously, but second leg, YVR to YOW. I thought it was just my convinience, because going as far as US was cheaper price than compared to direct flight YOW-YVR.
Now...there is actually company, skip plagged that encourages my exploits and being sued????LOL
Trust me, I think it was cheaper to fly YOW to Las Vegas than a direct YOW to YVR, hence I did the over booking all the way to Vegas. So, I screwed up their over booking styles...but thank goodness, it worked on my favour. Few years back, they do not cancel your return trip if you don't board in your originating city of destination/return...or I will be stranded in YVR or pay more for a one way ticket.
I find this law suit ridiculous, now, no more SF stop over for me then before HNL.
In 2008, I made a trip to the Philippines and it was typhoon season, one hit after my take off from YOW and I was waiting for 5 hours in EWR. Then connecting flights disappear....delayed, cancelled.
After long wait, I end up stopping in random places: SFO, Taipee, MNL before CEB.
Then my original trip was suppose to be Newark, Seoul, CEB.
Then, another time, I have a shorter return flight from the US to Canada, via EWR, very close to YOW ...1 hour flight.
I don't know what was the deal, mechanical failure or delayed, they re-route us to freaking WYG, and I thought I was in Ottawa already. Then I waited another 2 hours to board for YOW. No explanation, 8 hours delayed of the whole return trip.
I never check in bags for these reasons.
Exactly why it is a big deal??? They re-route us all the time. We can also cut our trips if we want to, right?
i'm still learning how to use it though, its so slow, and lacking international airports near my area
Reminds me how I get away with all my trip cuttings, and go to the airline counter...and say something stupid...oh, I was shopping and missed my final destination because....(insert excuses), and please confirm my return flight starting from here (Aloha). ... And they did....
but i have seen planes being delayed, especially if the passenger has checked in