United And Orbitz Sue “Hidden Cities” Flight Search Engine Skiplagged

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 United Airlines and Orbitz are suing Skiplagged, a small startup founded by Aktarer Zaman, that helps travelers hack the airlines’ opaque pricing schemes to get better deals by finding so-called “hidden city” fares. Airline pricing is incredibly complex and one of its many oddities is that when you are looking for a good price, it’s often cheaper to buy a ticket…