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American Airlines Blocks Online Check-In, Interrogates Passenger For Skiplagging—They Planned To Fly Every Segment

An American Airlines passenger traveling Fort Myers–Washington–Boston planned to complete every flight, yet was blocked from online check-in and questioned at the airport because the ticket purchaser lived near Washington. The episode suggests American may now be matching purchasers, addresses and reservations in its skiplagging crackdown.
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View from the Wing broke the news on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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