Bereavement Travel
Bereavement Travel
American Airlines
- The Discount - 50 percent off full-price round-trip coach fare;must travel within 7 days
- Who's Eligible - Immediate Family
- What you'll need - At time of reservation, name of deceased or ill person and their relationship to you; name, address and phone number of funeral home or hospital and name of a person to contact there
Continental
- The Discount- Averages 50 percent off full-price round-trip coach fare
- Who's Eligible - Immediate family, including foster parents, foster children and legal guardians.
- What you'll need- At time of reservation, name and phone number of hospital and doctor's name for illness, or name and relationship of deceased and contact at funeral home for death.
Northwest
- The Discount- 70 percent off full-price round-trip coach fare.
- Who's Eligible- Immediate family, also clergy who are performing a funeral service.
- What you'll need- At reservation, name of deceased or ill person and funeral home or hospital telephone number. Plus form to be filled out at check in.
Delta
- the Discount- 50 Percent off full-price round- trip coach fare.
- Who's Eligible- Immediate family
- What you'll need - Proof of death or illness, such as coroner's certificate, letter from funeral director or note from attending physician.
TWA
- the Discount - Last-minute ticket at seven-day advance purchase fare.
- Who's Eligible - Immediate Family
- What you'll need - At time of reservation, mane and phone number of funeral home or attending physician.
United
- The Discount- Last-minute ticket can be purchased at 7-day advance price (about 15 percent off).
- Who's Eligible - Immediate family, including domestic partners.
- What you'll need - For death, copy of death certificate or letter from funeral home; for emergency, copy of hospital admission/discharge or letter from doctor.
US Airways
- The Discount - Varies by market, averaging 50 percent off last-minute fare. Must travel within 7 days of purchase for death and within 3 days for medical emergency.
- Who's Eligible - Immediate family, including domestic partners and life partners.
- What you'll need - At time of reservation, name and phone number of attending funeral home or attending physician.
