Hopper Faces False-Ad Suit Over ‘Price Freeze’ Airfare Lock

A Hopper USA Inc. customer can proceed with a proposed class suit alleging the booking company misleads travelers into thinking its “Price Freeze” feature will cover the full cost of an airfare increase.

Hopper’s Price Freeze lets consumers put down a $67 deposit to “lock in” the price of a flight for 20 days, Shalimar Acosta said.

The company tells consumers that if their airfare goes up, “Hopper covers the price increase,” and if the price of the flight decreases, consumers pay the new, lower price, Acosta alleged in a suit in the US District Court for the Northern District ...