re: United, Orbitz sue man publicizing loophole to get cheaper airfares

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“Purchasing a ticket to a point beyond the actual destination and getting off the aircraft at the connecting point is unethical,” according to the letter by American, which isn’t party to the case. “It is tantamount to switching price tags to obtain a lower price on goods sold at department stores.”

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Is it really though, when the airlines are offering the lower prices themselves? I'd say it's more like a coffee shop only showing the price of a small coffee, but you buy the large size which actually costs less, then you don't finish it.

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Comment by American Airlines

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“Purchasing a ticket to a point beyond the actual destination and getting off the aircraft at the connecting point is unethical,” according to the letter by American, which isn’t party to the case. “It is tantamount to switching price tags to obtain a lower price on goods sold at department stores.”

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What a stupid analogy.

Wouldn't it be like wanting to buy a new video game, so you go to the store. The store has the video game for $60. But over on this shelf, they have the same exact video game, plus an additional controller, for $45. So you buy the $45 package so you could get the game for cheaper even though you didn't need the controller.

Isn't that more accurate?

I'm interested to see which way the court leans on this..

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“It is tantamount to switching price tags to obtain a lower price on goods sold at department stores.”

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This dumb analogy would equate to buying a ticket from BR to Dallas but getting on a flight headed to Hawaii once you got to the BR airport.