gregb Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Due to a death in the family, I need to go to the US next week from Bangkok. Either Chicago or Detroit. Can anyone suggest the least expensive method to accomplish this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfukata Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Chicago is the Hub for United Airlines & Detroit will be Delta/NW. You should check both websites out for a pricing comparison. Other airlines such as Japan Airlines, ANA, Asiana, Korean, EVA airlines can most likely get you to Chicago on a 1 stop flight via either Japan, Seoul, or Taipei. - another option is to compare flights from Bangkok connecting out of European cities - Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmax Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 check out kayak or opodo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up-country_sinclair Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I'd advise using Northwest. I have found their prices to be similar to other carriers, and they have loads of flights into Detroit everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkMan21 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I've compared a few and skyscanner.net gave best results to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhawk_usa Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Korean Air has a pretty good rate to Chicago. Note that their website quotes in Singapore Dollars, so convert to Baht or USD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spee Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Sorry for your loss. Asiana is probably your best bet for cost. Nothing fancy, dual purpose freight/passenger old 747s, but it works. The US carriers may give you a discount if they know you have to travel for a funeral. Best to call direct. Nearly everyone goes to ORD, including the Japanese carriers. You may also do better going to LAX and then catching a hop to ORD. As others have suggested, Kayak checks almost everything. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 For something as important as this I strongly advise dealing directly with the airlines or a well known travel service rather than a third party travel website. Fifty dollars saved does not seem like much when something goes wrong and all you have is an email address to contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronz28 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I have heard that some US airlines will give you the best deal and connections they can if you tell them you need to get home for a funeral. I did that once several years ago with SW Airlines for flights within the US when we had to attend a funeral. They were very helpful and gave us a good price on short notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopburi99 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I've been trying to determine that for two weeks, but just for one-way. See my thread "Please Suggest Least Expensive Airfare To Usa (any City)". The best plan to get to DTW I could come up with was to get dumped off at LAX (about $680) then take a $195-225 on to DTW. Posters also discussed R/T to LAX. You could then get a cheap flight to Chicago or DTW r/t. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailandbluegrass Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Swimming is fairly cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witold Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Call the airlines. They supposedly have lower priced tickets in case someone is traveling for this sort of funeral emergency. I do not know whether these special prices are cheaper than discounts you can find online, but it is probably worth a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindsayBKK Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 (edited) Contact all USA Airlines to see if they have a special "Compassionate Airfare" I know if anybody in my Family died in Australia Qantas have a special fare if I needed to. Qantas Compassionate Airfares Edited May 16, 2010 by LindsayBKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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