When an elderly woman died in-flight on a trip from Delhi to Heathrow, the BA crew silently moved her corpse up to first class and strapped it in, without informing the passengers as to what was going on. Some other airlines maintain "corpse lockers" for in-flight deaths on long hauls, but BA appeared to have no plan for this eventuality.
The body of a woman in her seventies, who died after the plane left Delhi for Heathrow, was carried by cabin staff from economy to first class, where there was more space. Her body was propped up in a seat, using pillows.
The woman’s daughter accompanied the corpse, and spent the rest of the journey wailing in grief.
Paul Trinder, who awoke to see the body at the end of his row, last week described the journey as “deeply disturbing”, and complained that the airline dismissed his concerns by telling him to “get over it”.
(Thanks, Caliandris!)
