Seriously, WTF, airlines??
It seems once again, as natural disasters bring out the best in us, they also bring out the worst.
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Hurricane Irma has strengthened to a Category 5 storm and appears to be headed straight for Puerto Rico and then Florida. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in Miami as Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency.
But some wishing to evacuate over the past couple days have noticed the prices for flights out of Miami SOARING after news of the storm’s path:
Shame on you @delta. Jacking from $547 to over $3200 for people trying to evacute responsibly? #IrmaHurricane pic.twitter.com/O2nfPHQUAh
— Leigh (@LeighDow) September 5, 2017
airlines continue to hit hard, even when hurricanes do, by jacking up the prices to escape the islands during Irma pic.twitter.com/Ow8bSYQF9K
— Megs☀️ (@Hennyy_Bee) September 3, 2017
We were able to verify the increase in price:
Raising the prices exorbitantly on those in need is gouging. It’s cruel, disgusting, and illegal.
Shame on you, airlines!
[Image via Twitter/The Weather Channel.]
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