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Let mourning begin for bereavement fares
Let mourning begin for bereavement fares

We seem to be hearing the death knell for airline bereavement fares. The long-dwindling practice has nearly bottomed out in 2014, as most major American airlines have essentially done away with breaks for grieving fliers. American Airlines eliminated its bereavement fares in February. United ended bereavement fares a month later but continues to note on its website that refunds might be available "if you or a companion cannot travel as planned due to a serious illness or death." (If you're able to arrange a refund after dying, let me know.) JetBlue, AirTran, Virgin America, Southwest and Frontier also do not offer bereavement fares, arguing that they already are low-cost...