Originally Posted by mitchell
That's what we ended up doing for my grandmother's funeral. The bereavement fares were so much higher.
That has been exactly my experience. Bereavement fares usually give people heart attacks when they realize how expensive they are - maybe 50% off the full Y fare.
One good option to check for last minute flights like this if you have flexibility to travel any time of the day in both directions in Hotwire or Priceline. They generally dont do very good on flights anymore but once in a while their last minute prices are not bad.
Sorry about your loss.