Gouging? Delta's $3,000 fare to escape Hurricane Irma

Price gouging is illegal in almost all states during disasters, or a State of Emergency. For instance, a store can't charge $50 for a 12 pack of bottled water, as some Houston area stores reportedly did last week, leading the state's Attorney General to launch an investigation. That's considered profiteering off a tragedy. Airline tickets up, up, and away However, some Delta and American Airlines passengers are claiming pricing gouging as they try to get out of Florida right now, in advance of Hurricane Irma. The website Consumerist.com reports a Delta flight from Miami to Phoenix jumped this week from $500 to $3,000. Price gouging is illegal in almost all states during disasters, or a State of Emergency. For instance, a store can't charge $50 for a 12 pack of bottled water, as some Houston area stores reportedly did last week, leading the state's Attorney General to launch an investigation. That's considered profiteering off a tragedy. Airline tickets up, up, and away However, some Delta and American Airlines passengers are claiming pricing gouging as they try to get out of Florida right now, in advance of Hurricane Irma. The website Consumerist.com reports a Delta flight from Miami to Phoenix jumped this week from $500 to $3,000. Price gouging is illegal in almost all states during disasters, or a State of Emergency. For instance, a store can't charge $50 for a 12 pack of bottled water, as some Houston area stores reportedly did last week, leading the state's Attorney General to launch an investigation. That's considered profiteering off a tragedy. Airline tickets up, up, and away However, some Delta and American Airlines passengers are claiming pricing gouging as they try to get out of Florida right now, in advance of Hurricane Irma. The website Consumerist.com reports a Delta flight from Miami to Phoenix jumped this week from $500 to $3,000. Price gouging is illegal in almost all states during disasters, or a State of Emergency. For instance, a store can't charge $50 for a 12 pack of bottled water, as some Houston area stores reportedly did last week, leading the state's Attorney General to launch an investigation. That's considered profiteering off a tragedy. Airline tickets up, up, and away However, some Delta and American Airlines passengers are claiming pricing gouging as they try to get out of Florida right now, in advance of Hurricane Irma. The website Consumerist.com reports a Delta flight from Miami to Phoenix jumped this week from $500 to $3,000.