“Bereavement is bereavement. You have to shell out so much money for a plane ticket. And not to get even 30-to-20 per cent back — it’s not fair.' yyc
told Global News bereavement fares are harder to get these days. Keyter added some airlines are actually scrapping these discounts altogether as a part of regularly doing business.The longtime travel expert said not only is it not cost-effective, in most cases it’s not necessary, adding most airlines are already offering discounted seats in other ways — be it seat sales or various seat classes. She pointed out those can actually be much better value than the bereavement fares.
“It is very sad and my sympathies go out to them,” she added. “But at the end of the day the airline is a business and they are discounting heavily in any event.”
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