How Do You Avoid Airline Consolidator Scams?
An airline consolidator is a company that buys tickets in bulk from airlines at a discount, then resells them to consumers. Theoretically, this can save the buyer money, but some consolidators are actually scam artists. These unethical companies take your money and give you a fraudulent ticket or reservation, which you won’t even realize until you get to the airport. Make sure that the company you’re buying your ticket from is a member of the trade group the United States Air Consolidation Association. Use the link below for a list of members. Search for the company on the website of the Secretary of State for the state in which the airline consolidator is located. There should be a business name search link. If the company does not show up in the search, it is not registered in the state it claims to be in, and is almost certainly a scam. Get the company’s address. If it is not stated on the company’s website or it is unwilling to disclose it, it is probably fraudulent. If the company
