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Aug 11, 2019, 11:30 pm

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Originally Posted by EZEDoesIt

I've heard of this happening with UA, but this was the first I've seen, much less heard, of this happening with AA. There was a third agent at the gate to which any suspected hidden city tickets were directed. "Is ZZZ your final destination? Did you ever intend to travel to ZZZ today? No? Then you'll need to buy a new ticket to our hub. This is fraud."

How many people were directed to this third agent? Not sure from a practical basis how you can tell from the line who intends to skip the last leg absent history.

maybe a group of people with Cowboys and Rangers gear with tickets to Fresno :-)

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