Charlotte father says son was detained at Florida airport [for skiplagging] before having to purchase a new ticket (www.qcnews.com)

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The purchased flight was from Gainesville, Florida to New York City with a layover in Charlotte. The plan was for the teen to get off the plane in Charlotte where he lives. [... more in the article ...]

I fly rarely these days but skiplagging has always been tempting. Has anyone here done it?

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[-] dhork@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I think we're in violent agreement. If the airline doesn't like the skiplagger, the place to deal with it is when they buy their next ticket, not when they are boarding.

I also misread the article, and thought it was TSA detaining the kid, but it was actually the gate agent. That is all sorts of wrong, and I sincerely doubt it's SOP for gate agents to detain unaccompanied minors like that.

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