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Nearly all flights out of Orlando, Tampa and Sarasota were canceled as airports in the area closed due to Hurricane Milton.
Airlines said they have capped airfares as they face accusations of price gouging before Hurricane Milton hits the Gulf Coast south of Tampa.
Amid evacuation calls, some Florida residents shared screenshots on social media of economy airfares out of Tampa starting at $1,000. One user shared a post on X that showed United economy airfares for Tuesday out of Tampa costing as much as $2,150. However, all the itineraries displayed in the screenshots were not valid, since Tampa International Airport closed at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. <