Airline, travel site sue over ‘hacked’ airfares

UNHAPPY: United Airlines and Orbitz are going after computer programmer Aktarer Zaman, who operates the website Skiplagged.com, for enabling travellers to get a fare below the published rate by skipping the final leg of a flight.

NEW YORK: United Airlines and online travel website Orbitz have filed suit against a young computer programmer who used a clever trick to get discounted airfares. 

The lawsuit filed last month in Illinois federal court alleges that Aktarer Zaman, who operates the website Skiplagged.com, illegally promoted use of the technique to get discounts.