Hi everyone.
We (me, SO, and 3 kids) are trying to plan a short trip to LA from ATL December 2-5. We would need 5 tickets. I just briefly researched ticket prices. My hesitation is that my mom has terminal brain cancer. She is ok right now, but I don't know how she will be in December. Any advice on how to get trip insurance or refundable tickets without paying big $$$?
Thanks for any help/advice.

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Posted by Tigereye10005

New York, NY

Member since Sep 2016

1592 posts

Posted on 10/14/16 at 3:44 pm to GeauxDouble

Most flights offer refundable tickets for ~$15 extra. Normally, I never do it because the odds of me having to cancel and eat the cost of the ticket are so low that, in the long term I save money by not doing the $15 even if at some point I have to eat the cost once or twice. But in this situation, I would just do that. Going to end up costing you an extra $75 or so, but for a this situation it is worth it in my opinion.

Sorry to hear about your mom.

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Posted by CuseTiger

On the road

Member since Jul 2013

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Posted on 10/14/16 at 4:37 pm to GeauxDouble

Book with southwest for your situation, you can cancel the tickets if you need to and use the credit you've already spent within a year of booking. Every other airline has a change fee of around $200

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Posted by Dale Murphy

God's Country

Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 10/14/16 at 4:46 pm to GeauxDouble

I just bought it.
Spent $2k on plane tickets for 6 of us. Insurance only cost $129 for all of us. Well worth it to me, knowing if there was some unforeseen event, even something like an illness, we wouldn't be out 2 grand.

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Posted by GeauxDouble

Member since Feb 2013

317 posts

Posted on 10/14/16 at 6:48 pm to Dale Murphy

Thanks everyone! I appreciate it.

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