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Airline
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Discount
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Who's
Eligible
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What
You'll Need
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| American | 50
percent off full-price round-trip coach fare; must travel within 7 days |
Immediate family.** | 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 |
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| Continental | Averages
50 percent off full-price round-trip coach fare |
Immediate
family, including foster parents, foster children and legal guardians.** |
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 | 70 percent off full-price round-trip coach fare. | Immediate family, also clergy who are performing a funeral service.** | At
reservation, name of deceased or ill person and funeral home or hospital telephone number. Plus form to be filled out at check in. |
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| Delta | 50 percent off full-price round-trip coach fare. | Immediate family ** | Proof
of death or illness, such as coroner's certificate, letter from funeral director or note from attending physician. |
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| TWA | Last-minute
ticket at seven-day advance purchase fare. |
Immediate family ** | At time of reservation, name and phone number of funeral home or attending physician. | |||
| United | Last-minute ticket can be purchased at 7-day advance price (about 15 percent off). | Immediate
family, including domestic partners.** |
For
death, copy of death certificate or letter from funeral home; for emergency, copy of hospital admission/discharge or letter from doctor. |
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| US Airways | 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. |
Immediate family, including domestic partners and life partners.** | At time of reservation, name and phone number of attending funeral home or attending physician. | |||
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** Immediate family is a spouse; parent; child; sibling; grandparent; grandchild, and all great, step, half, adoptive and in-law variation; natural aunt, uncle, cousin, niece and nephew; plus exceptions as noted. Complied by Brennan M. King of the Orlando Sentinel |
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