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appleannie1

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4. It is even worse if a person dies out of state and the body has to be flown home.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 02:45 PM

Feb 2013

It cost over a thousand dollars to bring my son home to PA from VA.

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Emergency Travel Costs are Outrageous [View all] MineralMan Feb 2013 OP

Not sure if there's anything for illnesses like this but... CincyDem Feb 2013 #1

Happy to hear your father is getting better! Yep, non-planned quick trips are outrageously priced. RKP5637 Feb 2013 #2

Yes. It looks like he'll be fine in time. MineralMan Feb 2013 #3

It is even worse if a person dies out of state and the body has to be flown home. appleannie1 Feb 2013 #4

I'm sure. My instructions are clear, and known to everyone MineralMan Feb 2013 #5

I don't understand airline prices in general Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #6

As someone that books all the travel for people I work with, I don't get it either. tammywammy Feb 2013 #7

There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason MineralMan Feb 2013 #8

The airline industry is very price competitive and chronically unprofitable. pa28 Feb 2013 #9

Your situation make me think what I would do if I just received the call.... aikoaiko Feb 2013 #10

Flying is usually the only option in such cases. MineralMan Feb 2013 #11

My husband and I drove from Connecticut to Orlando. Jennicut Feb 2013 #12

British Airways has a good miles program flamingdem Feb 2013 #13

Actually Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #15

Glad your dad is ok kudzu22 Feb 2013 #14

It is called "yield management", and it is the result of deregulation under President Carter FarCenter Feb 2013 #16

I paid about that for round trip 1st class with car rental when my mother had an emergency colectomy REP Feb 2013 #17

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