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American Drops Bereavement Fares
American Airlines, which merged with US Airways last December to form the world’s largest airline, announced it was discontinuing bereavement fares . The special rates were lower, non-advertised fares for travelers who had to buy a ticket at the last minute due to the death in the family.... (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The discounts have not been anything significant in a long time. United, for example, only offers a 5% discount off the base fare (not counting surcharges).
During my 4 years in the trucking business, I had to set up 2 or 3 of these things for drivers that were out. Personally, they were a royal pain and not much, if any savings. This was not only on AA but a couple others as well.
Years ago when my grandfather died - I used my fathers frequent flier miles on the bereavement rate to fly to the funeral. Well, I am the third. At a lay over it took me quite a while to explain how it was I was using my own frequent flier miles, as a guest, on a bereavement rate to go to my own funeral.
If memory is serving correct, you got the discount off the highest fare, whether there were any unsold economy seats or not so it did not amount to much anyway. In times past, they would put you in the lowest cost seat actually available and then discount that, I guess til some bean counter came across it.
DAL sold me a F ticket for my Uncle's funeral at the Y rate.
At first read of the headline, I thought 'lowered' fares. Silly me.`
Next, they will be ineligible for AAdvantage mileage credits probably.
Great PR work!
Next, they will be ineligible for AAdvantage mileage credits probably.
Great PR work!