I’ve seen quite a bit in my aviation career.
Many things I thought couldn’t be possible.
But - Nothing like this:

(Reuters story from MSNs home page)
LONDON - A passenger in first class woke up to a shock when he found himself sitting near a corpse on a British Airways flight, British newspapers reported on 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 Mirror and Sun tabloids said.
"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 has apologized for any distress suffered, according to the reports. The Mirror quoted BA as saying: "We apologize, but our crew were working in difficult circumstances and chose the option they thought would cause least disruption."


A sad story for sure. I feel for the daughter.
But - I don’t understand how a “strapped into the seat” body could keep slipping down onto the floor. Nor, do I know why the crew would continue on a nine hour flight with a corpse in the cabin. I’m thinking that’s cause for an immediate landing. Especially for an international flight. Perhaps a request from the daughter. Even so, nine hours with a dead body in the cabin. I can see my 135/121 certs being pulled for sure.

I bet Trinder will fly BA free, for life.

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