Originally Posted by
jenae
Thanks. The fare rules do specifically address a "death in the immediate family" of the traveler -- not just a death of the traveler and/or her companion. What they don't specify is whether the same itinerary must be used again some other time, and whether there is any time relationship between the death and the flights.
I'll look into the cancellation insurance option, too.
If you cancel, you will get the right to apply the fare to another AA ticket (within one year). But if your parent dies, you will go for the funeral, won't you?
I had a trip booked to visit my mother in two weeks when I got the call from the nursing home to "come now". AA waived change fees and fare difference, got me on the next flight. If you get the same call, I would urge you to go. When you're sitting in the rocker on the porch of the old folk's home, you won't say "Gee, I wish I'd stayed home". Even if you don't quite get there in time, you won't regret going.