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Originally Posted By DJ

I heard that Northwest has some special fares or a special program for adoptive parents going to pick up children. Does anyone know anything about this?

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Originally Posted By tina

I do not know about Northwest rates. What country are you traveling to? We went to Romania in 1998
round trip through Lufthansia for 439.00 each. Our daughters ticket was bargained at through the travel agency and they got her fair down from 1359.00 to around 900.00. We checked after getting there and fround that we could buy her ticket round trip from Romania for 300.00. We called the travel agent and cancelled the earlier ticket. Also, on our tickets we were able to change dates for 150.00 each.

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Originally Posted By radair0502@aol.com

They do have a reduced rate and they are very lenient about travel dates and changes. The number to call is on the website. Try Norhtwest Airlines.com or try Adoption Travel-Northwest Airlines. Good !Luck

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Originally Posted By Anita

You can go to the following website for exact details on their International adoption fares:

www.nwa.com/features/adopt.shtml

Good Luck!

[Neicey]

I will be going to Ukraine in Dec.... will it be cheaper for me to get a ticket for the child when I do... or wait untill I am there to get a ticket?

[cherylanderson3]

yes, northwest does have adoption fares, as does delta and KLM i believe. there are also several websits that do travel arrangements for adoptive parents and are able to get reduced rates

we were also told not to buy the ticket for your child, as many airlines if they are not full will let them fly free if the seats are available. this has been told to me by many people.

[Neicey]

Thanks... that is what I was told also!! that most likely they will let them go free. I am traveling alone and do not know any other language..... AHHHHHHHHH!!

[ll_bay]

Beware of this. The discount is off a FULL fare, which is a lot more than you might think. The advantage is flexibility and being able to get on certain flights. But if you're looking to actually save money, then we found you're FAR better off using a travel agent who specializes in adoption travel. We used Azumano travel; another is Federal Travel, and there are others too. Azumano got us a fare that was 1000 dollars cheaper PER PERSON than the NW adoption fare!