I understand that skiplagging is finding a flight that is cheaper to go from point A, to B, with a planned trip to C, but just leaving the airport at B.
I don’t understand the basic concept of how this happens though. How is a flight from A-B-C, ever cheaper than a flight just A-B? The extra cost of the C leg would have to be entirely absorbed by the savings from A-B, how is that possible?
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Imagine if Airline X has a direct flight from City A to City C and charges a certain amount.
But Airline Y, can only get you from A to C by connecting thru B
Would you pay the same amount as a direct flight? No, you’d probably want to pay less for the inconvenience and extra time of the flight stopping at city B.
So the Skiplagging opportunity exists because Airline B is having to offer a lower fare to compete for passengers going from A to C, but you win since you only want to go to B
Direct flights always seem to price higher than flights with connections
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