This is going to sound hokey, but I have a death in the family and I need to fly?

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Luna

Definietely ask the airline(s) about bereavement rates.

For your father, see if you can get a bulkhead seat. These have a lot more legroom and sometimes get snapped up fast. The catch with some of the seats with more legroom is they may be emergency exit seats, and your father would need to be willing and able to assist in an emergency.

I found this site to be extremely helpful while booking a flight at 7 months pregnant: seatguru.com It gives the lowdown on how much room seats in different planes have. I found the cheapest rates when booking our flights were through the airlines, and we got to pick our exact seats on the planes.

Whynot

Be upfront with them and ask them if there is anything they can do to help you afford to fly the three of you there.

C M

Honey, just call em and they give you a break. All the airlines give it. So you should still shop around. AND FEEL FREE to ask your family and friends for frequent flyer trips. If they are like me they lose them if they don't use them so I frequently give my SW airline trips to friends.

Servette

You are going to need proof of:
1)you and yours parents attended the funeral (letter from cemetery and/or funerral home)
2)copy of death certificate
3)proof of relationship of the deceased

But you need to call the airlines first. No one can tell you otherwise. Each one have their own rules.

Special Kay

Call em up and explain your situation. I'm sure they can work something out.

1-800-I-FLY-SWA
(1-800-435-9792)

Greg W

American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnectionÂ® may offer Emergency or Bereavement Fares. For further information, please call American Airlines Reservations at 1-800-433-7300.
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Compassion (Bereavement) FaresContinental offers special discounts on fares in the event of a death or serious illness (requiring hospitalization or hospice care) of an immediate family member.

Fare Range Discount
Up to $499.99 round trip 5%
Up to $999.99 round trip 10%
$1,000.00 and up round trip 20%
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/travel/specialneeds/compassion/default.aspxhttp://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/travel/specialneeds/compassion/default.aspx

Beauty2020

just call and ask them. tell them your story and they will do their best to accomodate you. they have death rates for short notice flights. All airlines do.

Vanilla

Call them and explain your situation. It doesn't hurt to ask... the worse they can say is that you have to pay the normal fair.

aragornzxl

i am sorry for your loss, but I think its better if you can contact your airline provider.

Jeff The God Of Biscuits

Most airlines have grievance rates for this exact reason.

Frogleena

I'm sorry for your loss. I don't know about Southwest but I know that airlines generally will give a discount if you can show proof of death of a family member.

jersey girl in exile

Just call them and tell them your situation. It's called a bereavement rate. Unfortunately, it's really not a great savings.

Pretty Woman

Call them. Each airline has its own policies. I know the airline I fly for is quite understanding and lax about these sorts of issues, but again, each airlines policies vary greatly. Good luck.

Naked Rider

i think there was a "seinfeld" episode on this.

call the airline company and ask them if they have a program for this. some do.

lil country1

sky bus

Betty Boop Oop A Doop

You should have planned ahead.

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