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Nova Hokie 95
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It's because you "skip" the "lagging" (or trailing) portion of the flight

Posted: 01/14/2026 at 04:09 PM ET
(In response to this post by HokieNoVA)

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Air travel will never make sense to me...
JoesterVT • 01/14/26 02:24 PM ET
According to our airfare AI overlords ... not so conspiratorial as you say.
PhotoHokieNC • 01/14/26 05:32 PM ET
air going over the wing creates low pressure above it and creates lift**
HokieDan95 • 01/14/26 05:07 PM ET
Aerodynamics 101. Loves that class...**
UTPr0sim • 01/14/26 05:19 PM ET
I would think it would be a major drag**
HokieDan95 • 01/14/26 06:24 PM ET
A form or price fixing/matching. They know that a competitive
Late 80s Hokie • 01/14/26 04:12 PM ET
That and destination possibly subsidizing the cost.**
Kudelski • 01/14/26 04:31 PM ET
That's what I thought **
Brown Water • 01/14/26 10:23 PM ET
I hadn't considered that. Do some popular tourist destinations do that
Late 80s Hokie • 01/14/26 04:39 PM ET
(see above)**
PhotoHokieNC • 01/14/26 05:33 PM ET
Nahhh
Nova Hokie 95 • 01/14/26 04:47 PM ET
So if...
RTFC • 01/14/26 02:48 PM ET
That's called skiplagging (no idea why) and some airlines will actually
HokieNoVA • 01/14/26 03:53 PM ET
Yeah, I'd heard that
RTFC • 01/14/26 04:28 PM ET
Skip Lagging is @'lag 's real name.**
PhotoHokieNC • 01/14/26 04:21 PM ET
It's because you "skip" the "lagging" (or trailing) portion of the flight** ◄
Nova Hokie 95 • 01/14/26 04:09 PM ET
Just make sure you didn't check a bag.**
ElbertoHokie • 01/14/26 02:54 PM ET
We prefer you people from up north to pay more to stop over.**
PhotoHokieNC • 01/14/26 02:26 PM ET