Law’s Cathy Mansfield explains the concept of “skip-lagging” in travel

Can you be detained for skip lagging?
WGNCathy Mansfield, senior instructor in law, discussed “skip-lagging,” a hack in which airline travelers intentionally don’t board their connecting flights, instead treating their layover as their final destination. She also weighed in on a recent incident in which a Florida teenager was detained after using the trick to pay a lower fare.