Bereavement Flights
Information You Should Know
There are airlines that offer bereavement flights for people who need to see a terminally ill relative or to go to a funeral. These flights are available for the immediate family of the deceased or terminally ill.
They are usually discounted from the published seat rates of the airline, and have flexible booking rules.
Although they might sound like a good deal, some bereavement fares are actually higher than the airline’s promotional fares. When shopping for a bereavement flight, just make sure you’ve covered all your bases well, and ask for all available fares for a given day.
Flexible Travel on Bereavement Flights
One advantage of bereavement flights is that they have flexible travel rules which aren’t available with other fares. These have open return dates and allow date changes. This means that you don’t need to indicate the date of your return during the time of the purchase. Where your flight is concerned, you’ll have the peace of mind of not having to worry about catching your flight back.
Policies may vary from one airline to the next, but the majority of airlines offer bereavement flights to immediate family members only. These flights are not available to friends and distant relatives. Some airlines do allow domestic partners and legal guardians as well.
As proof, most airlines require the name of the terminally ill or deceased person; and the contact details of the attending doctor, or of the funeral home. When applicable, a copy of the death certificate is required by some airlines. It is best to check the airline first, to determine what the requirements might be. One airline’s regulations might be different from the next.
Prices of Bereavement Flights
The prices for bereavement flights are usually still higher, when compared to an airline’s last-minute rates. If you are in the unfortunate situation of needing a bereavement flight, the first thing you should do is to search for airline rates online. Once you’ve found the lowest rate available for your target date, call the airline to see if they have less expensive bereavement flights. If you don’t have the time to do this, you can enlist the help of a local travel agent to do the leg work for you.
Bereavement flights can be booked over the phone, or over the counter in person. You must already have the requirements with you in order to speed up the process.
Grieving can be hard, especially if you’re far away. A bereavement flight is the best and fastest way to reach a loved one’s funeral, or to spend some time with them before they go.
- by Anna V. Williams
In Loving Memory Poems
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Bereavement
The loss of a loved one is probably the hardest experience that many of us ever go through. It can be a very painful time, and can even be very hard to think.
If you have recently experienced such a loss, its understandable that you might be looking for the right poem to express how you feel about the person you recently lost. It is also understandable that you might yourself be far too mired down in your own grief to think clearly what to say or do.
There are a few important things to remember, when someone has died.
1. When a person dies, that doesn’t mean that the person is gone forever, or that the person no longer exists. In fact, it doesn’t even mean that you won’t see that person again. We are all spiritual beings. When our bodies die, that doesn’t mean that we ourselves also die. In fact, no matter what your religion is, I’m sure you can agree that we are spiritual beings and not bodies. This is one belief that all religions have in common.
2. Whether you believe that people go to heaven or hell when they die, or whether you believe that people are born again after they die, the fact remains that they go somewhere. They still exist, they have the same individuality as before, they have thoughts and feelings, and they may even still remember you for a long time to come. But no matter what, remember that there is always a chance you will see them again – whether it be in a future life, or in heaven. (Unless of course you suspect your loved one is going to hell and aren’t planning on joining him or her there – but if you are reading this article, the chances that either one of you would be destined in that direction are slim.)
With that said, lets move on to the subject of “In Loving Memory Poems.”
Your poem of bereavement can be something which you write yourself, or which is written by a family. These poems can be extremely moving to the rest of your family and friends, when read out at funerals or in other circumstances.
Another option is to find funeral poems which have already been written. Perhaps the most famous is the one entitled Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep (which can be found in this eBook download). But there are many others.
If you would like to write your own poem of bereavement or memory, please see Writing Poems of Bereavement.
I hope this information is helpful to you and I hope you get through this difficult time. Remember, there is one thing that whomever you have lost would probably not want. That person would probably not want you to remain sad and in pain for a long, long time. So – do a good job for the funeral, express your feelings and your admiration for your lost loved-one, and give them an excellent service which you feel they deserve.
Then remember to move on to happier times, create in your life, help others, and have a great future.
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