In times of emergency when you have to fly for a family funeral, or to see a terminally ill relative, shopping around for airfares is probably the last thing you want to think about. Many airlines have an answer for this - the bereavement fare, or compassionate fare, which is offered to family members traveling for a death in the family, or imminent death. There are other considerations too - transporting cremated remains, for example - and the procedures you will likely follow.
1. Bereavement Airfare Basics
2. Bereavement Airfares - Discounted Airline Tickets for Imminent Death
3. Bereavement Airfares - Discounted Airline Tickets for Travel to a Funeral
4. Airline Policies - Bereavement Airfares - Compassion Fares
5. Death, Dying and the Airlines - Death on Board and Transporting the Deceased
Here are issues that aren't often discussed, and not easily found on airline websites. What happens if a death occurs on board? How does one transport cremated human remains? This feature answers these questions so that you know what to expect from the airlines should you be faced with either situation.






