Woman Dies On Flight Gets Upgraded !!!!

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LONDON (March 19) - A first-class passenger on a flight from New Delhi to London awoke to find the corpse of a woman who had died in the economy cabin being placed in a seat next to him, British Airways said Monday.

Paul Trinder , 54, said cabin crew moved the body of the elderly woman from the economy section where she had died after take-off. The incident was first reported in British newspapers.

"The corpse was strapped into the seat but because of turbulence it kept slipping down on to the floor," Trinder , a businessman, was quoted as saying. "It was horrific. The body had to be wedged in place with lots of pillows."

The woman's daughter was also upgraded and spent the rest of the nine-hour flight from Delhi to London grieving next to her dead mother, the Sun reported. The Guardian newspaper said the incident happened last week.

British Airways said in a statement that about 10 passengers die each year in flight and that while each situation is dealt with on an individual basis, safety is paramount.



David Learmount, a former pilot and cabin crew member who now writes about the aviation industry for Flight International magazine, said that each airline has to deal with the relatively rare situation on an individual basis. He said it would be unusual to divert the flight, and that the captain would be consulted before the crew acted.

"Personally, I think they did the thing that was the best thing to do," he said. "It's an isolated incident. It's not as if it happens every day, but you do have to take in people's sensibilities when it does happen."
Wouldn't happen on QANTAS ?

[GXL078]

Reminds me of Weekend at Bernies

[Van D]

That's a bit messed up isn't it? Surely they could have thought of a better place than next to other passengers..

[kyro_02]

yeah like in the dunny?

[Fordman1]

Or in the luggage compartment ?

[kyro_02]

or outside strapped to the wing

[JACK250]

Originally Posted by xcgxl

Reminds me of Weekend at Bernies

Ahahaha so true!

[AUXRVIII]

Originally Posted by kyro_02

or outside strapped to the wing

lol That's something you'd see in a "National Lampoons Aeronautical Vacation" movie.

[Van D]

Originally Posted by kyro_02

yeah like in the dunny?

Or down the dunny :P

[LUXO_8]

honestly......in one of the dunnies would be the best solution, and close it for the trip stating technical dificulties with the toilet......anyone with half a brain would do that

[The G6ET Spot]

Originally Posted by kyro_02

yeah like in the dunny?

They couldn't put the body in there.Where would the cabin crew go to have sex with a passenger,if they felt like it.

[Van D]

Originally Posted by RAPID XR8

They couldn't put the body in there.Where would the cabin crew go to have sex with a passenger,if they felt like it.

To the toilet where they put the body..

Oh you said A passenger, not THE..

/Bad tasteless joke.