American Airlines sues a travel site to crack down on consumers who use this trick to save money

[jmowreader]

52. They DON'T make any money on a $92 ticket!

Here's the Big Secret of the airline industry: Cargo pays the bills. They can pack enough freight into the cargo holds of a 737-800 that they can fly the jet from Charlotte to New York with very few passengers aboard and still operate profitably - and they've got contracts that ensure the hold is full.

On the other hand, you cannot pack enough freight into the cargo holds of an Embraer E-jet - which is what was supposed to get this guy out of Florida if they hadn't figured out what he was doing - to subsidize the cost of his ticket.

I just checked the airline I always fly and it seems that you can't skiplag on that airline.

If I wanted to fly from Spokane to Seattle it would cost $79.
From Seattle to JFK it would cost $259.
Add them together and you get $338.

But if I buy a Spokane-JFK ticket it is $333. However, to save that five bucks I've got to leave Spokane extremely early, so to me it's worth it to pay the extra and spend a night in Seattle. Seattle is fun so to me it's worth it.