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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. |
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| 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. |
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| United |
Last-minute
ticket can be purchased at 7-day advance price (about 15 percent off).
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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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