| Airline | The Discount | Who's Eligible | What you'll need |
Bereavementair |
Up to 75 percent off full-price round trip coach fares. | Anyone needing a last minute ticket with no Friday or Saturday night stay. | A valid credit card and proper id. |
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 |
Continental |
Averages 50 percent off full-price round-trip coach fare | Immediate family, including foster parents, fosters 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. |
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. |
| 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. |
| TWA | Last-minute ticket at seven-day advance purchase fare. | Immediate family** | At time of reservation, mane and phone number of funeral home or attending physician. |
United |
Last-minute ticket can be purchased at 7-day advance price (about 15 percent off). | 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. |
| 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. |
| **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. | |||