Delta Airlines ripoff Simplifares instead of bereavement fares Atlanta Georgia

The bereavement airfare allows you to buy a low-priced ticket on short notice (like 1 or 2 days prior to flight) to attend a funeral. You could normally purchase the same ticket for a very similar price 3 weeks in advance of your departure. We obtained bereavement airfares in 2004 and I recall that those fares were at least "50% off" the full price fare.

HOWEVER! You must provide the pnone number to the funeral home where you *immediate relative* is lying in state or will soon be lying in state. Then the airline will call that funeral home's director for confirmation.

Note that "bereavement" means that someone has actually died! Their being alive, no matter how ill, does not count. You have to draw a line somewhere, and that is where the airlines have drawn the line.

If you aren't willing to shop even a little, then don't complain about the price. Peter wasn't suggesting you spend hours on the web, but a quick trip to Orbitz would have given you half a dozen fare choices instantly.

If you aren't willing to shop even a little, then don't complain about the price. Peter wasn't suggesting you spend hours on the web, but a quick trip to Orbitz would have given you half a dozen fare choices instantly.

If you aren't willing to shop even a little, then don't complain about the price. Peter wasn't suggesting you spend hours on the web, but a quick trip to Orbitz would have given you half a dozen fare choices instantly.

I am supposed to shop around for the best dates for travel when I'm told that my father is about to die? Sorry, but death will not wait for me to get a better deal by flying our tomorrow instead of today.

I took a wee look at the Delta website and found the Simplifares with no problem whatsoever. I have no idea why you supposedly could not see them, unless perhaps no such fares were available on your travel dates.

Most airlines do NOT offer bereavement fares these days. Why? Because too many people take advantage of such things. When the special fares were offered, suddenly everyone seemed to be traveling for a funeral. I personally had to take a flight to the other coast for a family funeral situation, and I paid full price. I did not expect preferential treatment because of my family's situation. I did, however, call several airlines and find the best price available. I ended up paying $300 each way, versus $1,600 that another airline quoted me.