We would like to leave Tues/Wed but are not sure the best way to fly from Zurich to Pittsburgh USA or if anyone may have tips in which airlines out of Zurich are best on short notice.
We are also potentially willing to fly into New York City or Washington DC and drive afterwards as well...thanks for any help or pointing in a better direction to find information...
I usually find www.skyscanner.net the best for comparing flights at short notice
I have only heard of US airlines offering that so best to give them a call
Never heard of such a thing and according to Wiki most airlines don’t offer them now anyway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bereavement_flight
Only ever US/Canada airlines that did/do.
A quick check on ebookers.ch Zurich/Pittsburgh (1 stop) shows fares around CHF1,200 per person return flights only.
AC page: https://www.aircanada.com/ch/en/aco/...ent-fares.html
USA Toady with the big three numbers: http://traveltips.usatoday.com/sympa...re-107085.html
Godspeed.
Calling the airline is the best way to see if they can offer you something. Check online to see what the fares are, then call to see if you can get a better fare.
It‘s at least an 8 hour drive from NY to PIT, and DC to Pit is under 5.
Often flights into Philadelphia are least expensive, but you still need a connecting flight to PIT or a 6 hour drive at least.
If you can get a good fare to Toronto, that‘s about. 5 hour drive to PIT, so maybe Air Canada, Swiss, British. Not sure if car rental and driving to the US is a hassle.
I am sorry for your loss.
It‘s worth a call to see if you can wrangle a reduced fare. If it were me, I‘d try Delta, British, Swiss, maybe American, AirCanada. Skyscanner gives you links to all the fares for a number of sites, you just have to go to each site and look for the fare.
Good luck!
Do any European ones? I couldn’t find anything that said so.
Most airlines that did offer them seem to have dropped them in recent years.
https://www.tripsavvy.com/airlines-c…airfares-53249
Best thing to do is pick a few airlines that fly Zurich/Pittsburgh and ask them directly.
He passed away whilst I was there. I missed my return flight home on SWISS by a day because of a meeting to sort out some of his things. Anyways, I called to rebook on the same flight the following day, when I explained my reason the girl told me if I sent a copy of his death certificate they would refund me the transfer fee. I did, and they did.
I was offered the regular fare (about 200E when booked in advance, vs around 800 last minute) the night before I flew out.
It doesn't hurt to call and ask.
Don't know if this will suit, but many major airlines offer such fares, and they're often based upon how closely related the family member is.
There was surprisingly a few reasonable prices on this short notice for 1100-1400CHF for one or two stop flights, and we went with Air Canada to fly through Toronto and then to PIT beginning Wed morning.
Bereavement for Air Canada is only for flights into or out of Canada and are special deals that might not necessarily be cheaper. We didn't have the chance to learn what Delta's deal may have been. Most companies seem to have stopped since it's not so difficult to get a reasonable fare on short notice, but if we need help or changes at some point we can definitely mention in on our travels at desks etc.
Sorry you’re having to deal with this, but good to hear you’ve sorted flights out. Just make sure your dog has all the necessary vaccinations/paperwork needed to go from/to Switzerland and US. Don’t want that throwing a last minute spanner in the works!