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American Drops Bereavement Fares
American Airlines, which merged with US Airways last December to form the world’s largest airline, announced it was discontinuing bereavement fares . The special rates were lower, non-advertised fares for travelers who had to buy a ticket at the last minute due to the death in the family.... (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com) المزيد...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
When I started calling airlines for bereavement fares they were quoting 600.00 denver to chicago. sad to say but we had a good idea when Mom was gonna go so I had some time to hook up with a buddy pass and got to chicago for 60 bucks. 600.00 - that's just rape. Hey, its a confirmed butt in the seat.. the prices need to be much lower still
What a slap in the face for the flying public who are the revenue stream for these executive idiots who make these decisoins. Wonder how they get home when they have a close relative pass away. For free no doubt. All the public asks for is a break on a last minute flight. geeez. Do these airlines have anyone in a rolle thinking about public perception or what it is to do the right thing. My grandmom taught me to always treat others like you want to be treated. None of these fools do anything of the sort.
It certainly seems like a poor public relations decision to do this. But, on the other hand, the airlines themselves still shine with customer friendliness when compared to others in the travel industry. All I have to do is think of my experiences with Hertz, and AA's self-defeating move seem much less significant.
Maybe I'm missing something here but I don't see why we should expect a company to give us a price break due to a death in the family. There is no price break for the ambulance ride to the hospital where they died, the hospital doesn't give a price break when someone dies, the doctor doesn't give a price break when their patient dies, Macy's and Calvin Klein don't give a price break for the deceased person's suit or for ours for the funeral, you don't get a price break for the rental car, the funeral home doesn't give a price break when someone dies, the restaurant doesn't give you a price break and on and on......, why would we expect one from an airline.
We don't have to be there right now when someone dies, it is a little late to be in a hurry at that point. We aren't going to embalm them when we get there so what's the hurry? They sure aren't going anywhere...
Just a different view of the subject. And no, I don't work there.
We don't have to be there right now when someone dies, it is a little late to be in a hurry at that point. We aren't going to embalm them when we get there so what's the hurry? They sure aren't going anywhere...
Just a different view of the subject. And no, I don't work there.
This sounds more plausible than the article above about discontinuing pressurization on flights, but it is, nonetheless, still just as asinine!!!
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