United Airlines, Orbitz, sue Skiplagged.com

Aktarer Zaman invented Skiplagged.com, a website that lets users find cheaper flight tickets. The website's trick is that it combs ticket prices and finds flight routes with layovers that stop in certain cities that end up being cheaper than simply.

Skiplagged is an innovative website that allows you to book the cheapest flight possible no matter where you are flying.

Skiplagged is an innovative website that allows you to book the cheapest flight possible no matter where you are flying.

United Airlines and Orbitz filed a civil lawsuit last month against 22-year-old Aktarer Zaman, who founded the website Skiplagged.com last year. The site helps travelers find cheap flights by using a strategy called “hidden city” 

A lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court in November by United Airlines and travel site Orbitz alleges that Aktarer Zaman, a programmer who operates the website Skiplagged.com, illegally promoted the use of the technique to get discounts. Skiplagged