How do I qualify for bereavement or compassion fares on airlines?
Many airlines are willing to offer a price break on last-minute tickets if you are traveling to visit a seriously ill relative or to attend an immediate family member’s funeral. An immediate family member is generally defined as a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild (depending on the airline, immediate family may include in-laws, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews). In the case of a death in the family, airlines require you to provide the name of the deceased, relationship to the passenger, and the name and contact information of the funeral home. If it is a medicalLast Minute Travel, Last Minute Airfares, Airline Tickets, Lowest Airfare, Bereavement and Medical Emergency Airfare and Airline Tickets emergency, the passenger must provide the contact information of the hospital or nursing home. Some airlines also require the name of the attending physician. Most carriers do not consider surgery or illness that isn’t life-threatening a good enough reason to qualify fo
