“In its simplest form, a passenger purchases a ticket from city A to city B to city C but does not travel beyond city B,” according to the companies’ complaint. “‘Hidden City’ ticketing is strictly prohibited by most commercial airlines because of logistical and public-safety concerns.”
lol, safety concerns? logistical concerns? what about misconnects?
Its strictly prohibited because airlines want to rip off people going from A to B, but consider A-B-C to be "gravy". I don't blame people for doing it, but its not 'risk free'. As for the airlines, hidden city, throw-away RT's, and min-stay/saturday night requirements are all about making sure "business travelers" don't take advantage of "leisure" fares.