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Skiplagging: The travel hack hated by airlines is now the subject of a lawsuit (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] Anafroj 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So basically, they are abusing customers by making them pay more for shorter distance just because they know they can, and when customers try to work around those abuses, the airliners sue them. If this is not a clear cut case for regulation, I don't know what this is (then again, I'm a european :P ).