American Airlines Drops Bereavement Fares

[700UW]

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/American-Airlines-Drops-Bereavement-Fares-247368691.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DCBrand
 
 

 

[RJcasualty]

The industry continues its ascendancy. Screw departed gran'ma. No discount for view. Could military fares be next?  

 

[eolesen]

Bereavement fares have been dropped at least twice before. Lots of abuse on these...

 

[UPNAWAY]

Not to mention they were not much of a deal if at all.

 

[RJcasualty]

The epitome of ridicule is to have your brand panned on the Tonite Show monolog. This is juicy stuff for the writers.

 

[MetalMover]

The industry continues its ascendancy. Screw departed gran'ma. No discount for view. Could military fares be next?  

Who said it will be business as usual? 

 

[etops1]

Who cares ? Slow news day I guess .

 

[MetalMover]

Who cares ? Slow news day I guess .

True....and not all that important to the bottom line.... it maybe to the bereaved, but not the bean counters.
 
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-28/dont-mourn-the-loss-of-bereavement-airfares?campaign_id=yhoo

 

[RJcasualty]

If the bereavement fare was based on walk-up ticketing, seems to me it all amounted to chump change and not worth the sense of mean spiritedness and bad publicity it engendered. The big bucks lie in the frequent flyer formula adjustment that Delta announced and AAG has so far not followed. 

 

[UPNAWAY]

What other industry gives you bereavment discounts? Having burried 3 family memebers in the last 3 years I am aware of no others.

 

[700UW]

Your compassion is outstanding.

 

[Flying low]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/27/travel/american-airlines-bereavement-fares/index.html?hpt=tr_c2
 
Doug's rules...from the article.
"In the wake of its merger with US Airways, American Airlines this week became the latest major U.S. airline to end its policy of offering bereavement fares. US Airways didn't offer the special fares before the merger, and American's new chief executive officer, Douglas Parker, came from the ranks of US Airways".

 

[RJcasualty]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/27/travel/american-airlines-bereavement-fares/index.html?hpt=tr_c2
 
Doug's rules...from the article.
"In the wake of its merger with US Airways, American Airlines this week became the latest major U.S. airline to end its policy of offering bereavement fares. US Airways didn't offer the special fares before the merger, and American's new chief executive officer, Douglas Parker, came from the ranks of US Airways".

Ouch. Now the issue's been framed--- not from the context  of an impersonal corporate entity, but a live AAG exec.  

 

[eolesen]

Oh, the horror. The CEO being blamed for something. How will he survive the day?

 

[700UW]

He has about $60 million reasons how he will get through the day.