 Skiplagged.com logo | |
Type of site | Metasearch engine |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founder(s) | Aktarer Zaman |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 2013 |
| Current status | Active |
Skiplagged.com is an online travel agency and metasearch engine for booking flights and hotels. It popularized the tactic of hidden city ticketing, [1] [2] also known as skiplagging.
The website was started by Aktarer Zaman in 2013, when he was 20 years old. [3] [4]
In November 2014, United Airlines and Orbitz filed a civil lawsuit for $75,000 in lost revenue, claiming that the website violated fare rules. [5] The Orbitz lawsuit was settled out of court, in which Skiplagged agreed not to redirect traffic to Orbitz sites or use Orbitz branding. [6] The United lawsuit was dismissed by the courts on procedural grounds. [7] United did not pursue further legal action. [8] Donors contributed for legal expenses via GoFundMe. [9]
In 2021, Southwest Airlines sued Skiplagged for displaying the airline's fares. [10] The lawsuit was settled out of court. [11]
In 2023, Skiplagged was sued by American Airlines. [12] In August 2024, a district court judge in Texas ruled that Skiplagged had not breached contract, but had violated American's copyrights. [13]
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