Sec. 601. Airline price gouging during disaster or emergency
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Section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: It shall be an unfair or deceptive practice under subsection
(a)for any ticket agent, air carrier, foreign air carrier, or other person selling or offering to sell a ticket for air transportation on a covered flight to— impose any unreasonable increase in the price of such ticket, as compared to the ticket price in effect on the day on which a flight becomes a covered flight; and charge any fee for a change to, or cancellation of, such ticket, or for any difference in fare for an itinerary change. In this subsection, the term covered flight means a flight of an air carrier or foreign air carrier departing from, or arriving at, an airport located in an area with respect to which— a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is in effect and State or local authorities have ordered a mandatory evacuation; a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) is in effect; a national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is in effect; or a restriction on air travel is in effect, including restrictions on non-essential air transportation or nationwide bans imposed on air transportation during a disaster, emergency, or pandemic. Nothing in this subsection, or the amendment made by this subsection, may be construed to limit or otherwise affect any responsibility of any ticket agent, air carrier, or foreign air carrier or other person offering to sell a ticket for air transportation during a major disaster or emergency. .
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