Hey guys, I hope everyone is doing well. During this week’s travel tip/hack, I’d like to mention something known as skiplagging. It’s an effective way to save money on flights, especially last-minute flights. This practice is common in America but not so popular in India.
Basically, skiplagging means that, suppose you have to fly from “A” to “B” and the price of the flight is high, you should book a flight from “A” to “C” that connects through “B” and exit at the "B"th airport. To be more clear, suppose I want to fly from Kochi to Sharjah, and the prices are very high, what to do is to book a flight from Kochi to Muscat or any other destinations which connect trough Sharjah. And when the flight lands at Sharjah, we can simply exit the airport. This example has worked for my friend a month ago. That time the price of Air Arabia flight was 52k from Kochi to Sharjah but he booked a flight from Kochi to Mascat for 27k which connect trough Sharjah and exited at Sharjah airport.
A few points to remember: this usually works only if you have a cabin bag. And if you have a checked-in bag, the airlines will only give you the checked-in bag at your final destination. Also, don’t do this continuously on the same airline, as there’s a chance they may ban you from flying with them in the future.
This trick works best for last-minute or urgent flights. My friends and I have done this many times and saved a lot of money. Please let me know if you have tried it.
Happy flying
