Unfortunately stories are pouring in from all over about just this sort of thing. Sometimes a crisis can bring out the best in people - but too often that is not the case and the prospect of making an easy profit off of someone who is in a difficult situation is just too much temptation. I'd hate to think of saving for a vacation and then having to extend it under those circumstances when your money has run out. In some cases people have just had to spend days and nights in the airport, eating one meal a day and occasionally getting a few handouts from the airlines. What a misery.