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Jan 29, 2012, 6:55 PM

The_Judge

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Originally Posted by Welks

Unfortunately, since people abused them, airlines no longer offer bereavement fares. The abuse wasn't by normal leisure travelers; it was by businessmen who often paid the last minute walk up fares suddenly having a "death in the family."

Source: Sister worked for an airline (not SWA) when the change was made.

Wrong info given above. I checked only one airline and found this........

Delta's bereavement policy

So to say "airlines no longer offer bereavement fares" is completely wrong.

Source: DL's website and 20 years experience of working for a major airline

Last edited by The_Judge; Jan 29, 2012 at 6:57 PM.

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