are you sure that the airline is charging a change fee and not just the fare difference?
Looking at the cheapest fare to LUn from UK, the cheapest fare has a GBP75 change fee but waived for death of family member
If the flights are busy and no availability in the same class, then there could be extra fare to pay.
This would seem to be a good time to check ones travel insurance which may well cover it
Last edited by Dave Noble; Feb 23, 2015 at 11:37 pm