A long time ago I heard that airlines would give you a break on the price of a last minute airline ticket if it was a family crisis? Anyone here know anything about that?
Call the airline direct and request to sspeak to a supevisor. Exp;lain the crisis and ask if it is possible to recieve the lowest fair they offer for 21 day advance purchase. Most if not all will try to help if seats are available. Some documentation may be required.
All airlines offer berevement fairs for immediate family. They all have a different definintion of imediate and will require a copy of a death certificate or other proof of death.
Hope it works out for you. So sorry you need to inquire about it.
It varies a lot by airline. I found USAir to be so uncooperative and unpleasant when my father was dying that I have never flown with them since and never will (previously I flew over 100,000 miles/year with them). The bereavement fares are often no cheaper than regular discount tickets. They are also generally only available after the person has died although my sister did receive a break from Northwest once when my father was ill.
It is worth trying the airline, but I just asked my sisters who flew home when both my parents were dying and to help me after my accident. The only time they were offered a discount was if they provided a death certificate.
Most airlines do not offer the bereavement discount any more because people were abusing it.
My husband even got bumped from his flight when my father died, and barely made the very public funeral with 5000 people. Airline did not care and there were no other flights offered that day. Lost $1500 on that ticket.
United offers bereavement fares (will want name of funeral home). They will also give you breaks on fares when you must accompany a seriously ill patient to a location for special treatment (such as cancer). When my mother was battling cancer, I flew her up to Illinois (from WV) & we got one-way fares for 1/2 the price of the round trip fare instead of that outrageously expensive one-way ticket! Ditto when she returned home.
I know folks who have had difficult times with American, much like Jeff's experience with US "Scare".
Call American Airlines, they were great when I had my heart surgery, beat every body else's fares hands down and even changed my return flight w/o extra charge when I got out of the hospital a day early.
Thanks for your help everyone, due to the time factor we just bought the ticket that would get him there the fastest. Sadly, not fast enough and his Dad passed while he was in route. Thanks again everyone.
Laura.
So sorry to hear about your father in law. You're in our prayers.
Take Care,
Becky
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