# Do Airlines Still Give Death in the Family Discounts?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-airlines-still-give-death-in-the-family-discounts/523851>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 6, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-airlines-still-give-death-in-the-family-discounts/523851 "2010-01-06T03:09:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-airlines-still-give-death-in-the-family-discounts/523851/21 "2010-01-07T03:12:50Z")

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It’s true. Bereavement fares are not automatically the lowest fare you can get.

Back when I was an agent, we could regularly find fares that had less restrictions and were less expensive than bereavement fares.

Sometimes they are the best you can do, but best to check around.

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