help me
Feb 24, 2006 | 6:24 pm
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 2
help me
heres my problem guys
my father is a senior citizen and has had 2 mssive heart attacks and we need to fly him from st maarten to india on priority basis for a bypass surgeryand shortest and easiets flight
now from st maarten to india shortest flight is by airfrance ie stmaarten-paris-india
i cant affird a business class tiket - anyway i could get a free upgrade or a compassion fare or something .///any info ....i mean may be thereis some charity that can help - free miles or may be a free upgrade
please help
i have complete medical documents to shopw my dad is in pretty bad shape
my father is a senior citizen and has had 2 mssive heart attacks and we need to fly him from st maarten to india on priority basis for a bypass surgeryand shortest and easiets flight
now from st maarten to india shortest flight is by airfrance ie stmaarten-paris-india
i cant affird a business class tiket - anyway i could get a free upgrade or a compassion fare or something .///any info ....i mean may be thereis some charity that can help - free miles or may be a free upgrade
please help
i have complete medical documents to shopw my dad is in pretty bad shape
Feb 24, 2006 | 6:38 pm
#2
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 1,627
Check out Mercy Medical Airlift (http://www.mercymedical.org/). They may only deal with US based flights, but I imagine they might know of some similar agencies that support travel to India.
Feb 24, 2006 | 7:07 pm
#3
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Buffalo, NY
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There is a Continental flight 870 out of SXM on Monday at 3:15pm, connect in Newark, (1hr 50min layover) to flight 82 arriving at DEL (Delhi, India) at 9:15pm for $1836.
The same routing on Tuesday is $1614.80.
Only one stopover, easy connection but flying into DEL. You didn't specify where in India you needed to get. You can contact Continental and ask about fare concessions. Call the Caribbean Reservations desk in St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles the number is 0111 800 231 0856
Good luck
The same routing on Tuesday is $1614.80.
Only one stopover, easy connection but flying into DEL. You didn't specify where in India you needed to get. You can contact Continental and ask about fare concessions. Call the Caribbean Reservations desk in St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles the number is 0111 800 231 0856
Good luck
Last edited by kenlediver; Feb 24, 2006 at 9:56 pm
Mar 1, 2006 | 9:17 am
#4
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Posts: 794
Be careful how you ask. If you present him as being medically unstable and desperately sick, they won't let him fly at all, or they will require him to bring a medical escort (and purchase a seat for the escort), which will cost you more than one business class seat.
Mar 1, 2006 | 10:52 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,872
Chococat's response was exactly my thoughts as well. Many airlines require a doctor's letter stating your father is well enough to travel. Without one, they may refuse to ticket him or let him board - especially if he needs oxygen.