Airlines may allow full refunds for airfare if the traveler passes away or if there is death in the family.

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Check if the deceased made requests/plans for their body and a service or funeral

Many people pre-plan funerals, burials, cremation, or donation to science. If this is the case, you can find documents and arrange for the right organization to pick up the body.

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Transport the body from out of state/country, if needed

You have three options - bring the body home for a funeral, have a funeral where the death occurred, and get the body cremated where the death occurred and then ship the remains home

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