In the lawsuit, United and Orbitz call Skiplagged “unfair competition” and allege that it is promoting “strictly prohibited” travel. They want to recoup $75,000 in lost revenue from Zaman.
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Zaman said he knew a lawsuit was inevitable but he points out that there’s nothing illegal about his web site.
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