WE LOVE HAVING YOU. OKAY. OKAY. TURNING NOW TO A WAY SOME TURNING NOW TO A WAY SOME TRAVELLERS ARE CUTTING DOWN ON TRAVELLERS ARE CUTTING DOWN ON AIR FARE. AIR FARE. THE AIRLINES DON'T LIKE IT SO IT THE AIRLINES DON'T LIKE IT SO IT DOES COME WITH SOME RISKS. DOES COME WITH SOME RISKS. GIO BENITEZ IS HERE TO BREAK IT GIO BENITEZ IS HERE TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR US. ALL DOWN FOR US. GOOD MORNING, GIO. GOOD MORNING, GIO. WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? TELL US. TELL US. >> Reporter: HEY, REBECCA. >> Reporter: HEY, REBECCA. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS AN OLD TRICK GAINING A THIS IS AN OLD TRICK GAINING A LOT OF POPULARITY. LOT OF POPULARITY. IT'S CALLED SKIP LAGGING. IT'S CALLED SKIP LAGGING. THAT'S WHEN YOU BUY A CHEAPER THAT'S WHEN YOU BUY A CHEAPER CONNECTING FLIGHT, BUT YOU ONLY CONNECTING FLIGHT, BUT YOU ONLY USE HALF THE TICKET. USE HALF THE TICKET. WELSH IT CAN BE RISKY, BUT SOME WELSH IT CAN BE RISKY, BUT SOME SAY THE RISK IS WORTH IT. SAY THE RISK IS WORTH IT. THIS MORNING GMA TAKING A CLOSER THIS MORNING GMA TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT HIDDEN CITY TICKETING, LOOK AT HIDDEN CITY TICKETING, OR SKIPLAGGING. OR SKIPLAGGING. SAY A NONSTOP FLIGHT FROM NEW SAY A NONSTOP FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO L.A. IS 500 BUCKS BUT A YORK TO L.A. IS 500 BUCKS BUT A FLIGHT TO SEATTLE WITH A LAYOVER FLIGHT TO SEATTLE WITH A LAYOVER IN L.A. IS $300. IN L.A. IS $300. SOME TRAVELLERS ARE SKIPPING SOME TRAVELLERS ARE SKIPPING THAT SECOND FLIGHT ALTOGETHER THAT SECOND FLIGHT ALTOGETHER AND JUST STAYING IN L.A. AND JUST STAYING IN L.A. >> IF THEY CATCH YOU DOING THIS, >> IF THEY CATCH YOU DOING THIS, THEY DO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO GO THEY DO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO GO AFTER YOU FOR MORE MONEY. AFTER YOU FOR MORE MONEY. THEY COULD CANCEL YOUR FREQUENT THEY COULD CANCEL YOUR FREQUENT FLYER ACCOUNT. FLYER ACCOUNT. >> Reporter: UNITED AIRLINES AND >> Reporter: UNITED AIRLINES AND ORBITZ SUED SKIPLAG.COM, THE ORBITZ SUED SKIPLAG.COM, THE WEBSITE THAT HELPS PEOPLE FIND WEBSITE THAT HELPS PEOPLE FIND CHEAPER FARES. CHEAPER FARES. THE CASE WAS DISMISSED WHEN THE THE CASE WAS DISMISSED WHEN THE COURT RULED IT DIDN'T HAVE COURT RULED IT DIDN'T HAVE JURISDICTION. JURISDICTION. NOW SKIPLAG PUTS WARNINGS ON ITS NOW SKIPLAG PUTS WARNINGS ON ITS SITE THAT THIS TYPE OF TICKETING SITE THAT THIS TYPE OF TICKETING IS RISKY. IS RISKY. >> THE MORE A TRAVELLER DOES IT, >> THE MORE A TRAVELLER DOES IT, THE HIGHER LIKELIHOOD AN AIRLINE THE HIGHER LIKELIHOOD AN AIRLINE IS GOING TO SAY, HEY, YOU MISSED IS GOING TO SAY, HEY, YOU MISSED YOUR END DESTINATION THREE, YOUR END DESTINATION THREE, FOUR, FIVE TIMES. FOUR, FIVE TIMES. AT THAT POINT INTERNALLY THEY AT THAT POINT INTERNALLY THEY ARE GOING TO SAY, IS SOMETHING ARE GOING TO SAY, IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON HERE WITH THIS ELSE GOING ON HERE WITH THIS CUSTOMER? CUSTOMER? AND THAT IS GOING TO RAISE SOME AND THAT IS GOING TO RAISE SOME FLAGS INTERNALLY. FLAGS INTERNALLY. MANY TRAVELLERS CAN DO IT MANY TRAVELLERS CAN DO IT WITHOUT ANY ISSUE AT ALL. WITHOUT ANY ISSUE AT ALL. WE ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS TO KNOW WE ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS TO KNOW TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEM. TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEM. SKIPLAGGING IS A VERY RISKY BET. SKIPLAGGING IS A VERY RISKY BET. IF YOU OR A MEMBER OF YOUR IF YOU OR A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY GETS CAUGHT, YOU COULD FAMILY GETS CAUGHT, YOU COULD END UP IN A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH END UP IN A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE AIRLINE. THE AIRLINE. I'M JUST NOT SURE THE SAVINGS I'M JUST NOT SURE THE SAVINGS ARE WORTH THE RISK EVEN WITH THE ARE WORTH THE RISK EVEN WITH THE HIGH AIR FARES WE ARE SEEING HIGH AIR FARES WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: NOW, THIS ISN'T >> Reporter: NOW, THIS ISN'T ILLEGAL BUT THERE ARE SOME OTHER ILLEGAL BUT THERE ARE SOME OTHER ISSUES HERE. ISSUES HERE. SAY THAT CONNECTING FLIGHT IS SAY THAT CONNECTING FLIGHT IS CANCELLED AND THEN YOU'RE CANCELLED AND THEN YOU'RE REROUTED THROUGH ANOTHER CITY. REROUTED THROUGH ANOTHER CITY. IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF WORK IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF WORK AND POTENTIALLY A LOT OF MONEY AND POTENTIALLY A LOT OF MONEY TO GET YOU TO THE RIGHT PLACE, TO GET YOU TO THE RIGHT PLACE, REBECCA. REBECCA. >> I THINK I WOULD BE WILLING TO >> I THINK I WOULD BE WILLING TO ROLL THE DICE FOR AN EXPENSIVE ROLL THE DICE FOR AN EXPENSIVE TRIP. TRIP. WHAT DO YOU DO, GIO, ABOUT YOUR WHAT DO YOU DO, GIO, ABOUT YOUR LUGGAGE? LUGGAGE? >> SO YOU CANNOT CHECK YOUR >> SO YOU CANNOT CHECK YOUR LUGGAGE. LUGGAGE. THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO END THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO END UP IN THE FINAL DESTINATION. UP IN THE FINAL DESTINATION. USE THAT NEW YORK, L.A., USE THAT NEW YORK, L.A., SETTEDLE EXAMPLE. SETTEDLE EXAMPLE. YOU'RE GOING TO STOP IN L.A. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO STOP IN L.A. BUT YOUR LUGGAGE WILL CONTINUE ON TO YOUR LUGGAGE WILL CONTINUE ON TO SEATTLE. SEATTLE. >> WHAT HAPPENS DURING BOARDING >> WHAT HAPPENS DURING BOARDING WHEN ALL THE OVERHEAD BINS ARE WHEN ALL THE OVERHEAD BINS ARE FULL AND THEY MAKE YOU CHECK FULL AND THEY MAKE YOU CHECK YOUR LUGGAGE? YOUR LUGGAGE? >> THAT'S THE OTHER PROBLEM. >> THAT'S THE OTHER PROBLEM. YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH CHECKED LUGGAGE. CHECKED LUGGAGE. IT WILL END UP IN THAT FINAL IT WILL END UP IN THAT FINAL DESTINATION. DESTINATION. I KNOW YOU WOULD RISK IT, I KNOW YOU WOULD RISK IT, REBECCA. REBECCA. I WOULDN'T. I WOULDN'T. I WOULD SET A PRICE TRACKER ON I WOULD SET A PRICE TRACKER ON MY GOOGLE FLIGHTS, EXPEDIA, DO MY GOOGLE FLIGHTS, EXPEDIA, DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO YOU CAN SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO YOU CAN GET THE LOWEST FARE. GET THE LOWEST FARE. >> I'M USUALLY THE RISK AVERSE >> I'M USUALLY THE RISK AVERSE ONE, GIO, BUT WE DO APP