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Teenager detained at Florida airport and accused of ‘skiplagging’ travel hack
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2023
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I already know the answer, but why are what I presume are gate agents employed by a private corporation allowed to detain a citizen who is not a physical threat to anyone over a contract dispute?
Refund his ticket and don't let him on the plane if you're that concerned, or otherwise handle it in civil court after the fact. Using physical force to detain him over a contract dispute should be illegal.
They probably have a duty of care given that he's a minor.
Who knows what "detained" really means in this circumstance.
For all we know the kid could've asked the officials how to skip lag. "I need to go home to x but this ticket says y and I don't want to go there".
I mean. You could read the article. It said that they took him to an interrogation room. And that his dad bought the ticket without knowledge that this was a frowned upon practice because they had been doing it for years.
Settle down mate.
I did read the article. The kids dad said he was "interrogated". Do you think he's a reliable source?