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BA sat corpse in first class
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1530572.ece
From The Sunday Times March 18, 2007 BA sat corpse in first class Steven Swinford A BRITISH Airways passenger travelling first class has described how he woke up on a long-haul flight to find that cabin crew had placed a corpse in his row. 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". "It was a complete mess - they seemed to have no proper plans in place to deal with the situation," said Trinder, 54, a businessman from Brackley, Northamptonshire. The woman died during a nine-hour flight on a Boeing 747. Trinder was catching up on sleep when he was woken by a commotion and opened his eyes to see staff manoeuvring the body into a seat. "I didn't have a clue what was going on. The stewards just plonked the body down without saying a thing. I remember looking at this frail, sparrow-like woman and thinking she was very ill," said Trinder. "She kept slipping under the seatbelt and moving about with the motion of the plane. When I asked what was going on I was shocked to hear she was dead." The woman's daughter and son-in-law arrived soon after and began grieving. Trinder said: "It was terrifying. I put my earplugs in but couldn't get away from the fact that there was a woman wailing at the top of her voice just yards away. It was a really intense, primal sound. "I felt helpless. Grief is a very personal thing; it's not as if there was anything I could do or say." Trinder, chief executive of Capital Safety, which makes products for the building industry, holds a BA gold card and travels more than 200,000 miles a year with the airline. He became particularly concerned about the state of the body. "When you have a decaying body on a plane at room temperature for more than five hours there are significant health and safety risks," he said. After the plane landed, those in first class remained on board for an hour before police and a coroner gave the all-clear. "The police even started interviewing me as a potential witness, although I had no idea what had happened to the woman. I just kept thinking to myself: 'I've paid more than £3,000 for this'," Trinder said. When contacted by BA about the complaint, Trinder says he was told he would not be compensated and should "get over" the incident. BA said the dead woman was taken into first class because the rest of the plane was full. A spokesman said: "When a customer passes away on board it is always difficult and we apologise for any distress caused." He said there were about 10 deaths each year out of 36m passengers. Other carriers use different procedures. Singapore Airlines has introduced "corpse cupboards" on its Airbus 340-500 aircraft. Cabin crews use the locker if there is no empty row of seats to place a corpse. |
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Yes michaelnewport is a latex fan, we guessed that
"Rubba Luva" a écrit dans le message de news: ... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1530572.ece From The Sunday Times March 18, 2007 BA sat corpse in first class Steven Swinford A BRITISH Airways passenger travelling first class has described how he woke up on a long-haul flight to find that cabin crew had placed a corpse in his row. 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". "It was a complete mess - they seemed to have no proper plans in place to deal with the situation," said Trinder, 54, a businessman from Brackley, Northamptonshire. The woman died during a nine-hour flight on a Boeing 747. Trinder was catching up on sleep when he was woken by a commotion and opened his eyes to see staff manoeuvring the body into a seat. "I didn't have a clue what was going on. The stewards just plonked the body down without saying a thing. I remember looking at this frail, sparrow-like woman and thinking she was very ill," said Trinder. "She kept slipping under the seatbelt and moving about with the motion of the plane. When I asked what was going on I was shocked to hear she was dead." The woman's daughter and son-in-law arrived soon after and began grieving. Trinder said: "It was terrifying. I put my earplugs in but couldn't get away from the fact that there was a woman wailing at the top of her voice just yards away. It was a really intense, primal sound. "I felt helpless. Grief is a very personal thing; it's not as if there was anything I could do or say." Trinder, chief executive of Capital Safety, which makes products for the building industry, holds a BA gold card and travels more than 200,000 miles a year with the airline. He became particularly concerned about the state of the body. "When you have a decaying body on a plane at room temperature for more than five hours there are significant health and safety risks," he said. After the plane landed, those in first class remained on board for an hour before police and a coroner gave the all-clear. "The police even started interviewing me as a potential witness, although I had no idea what had happened to the woman. I just kept thinking to myself: 'I've paid more than £3,000 for this'," Trinder said. When contacted by BA about the complaint, Trinder says he was told he would not be compensated and should "get over" the incident. BA said the dead woman was taken into first class because the rest of the plane was full. A spokesman said: "When a customer passes away on board it is always difficult and we apologise for any distress caused." He said there were about 10 deaths each year out of 36m passengers. Other carriers use different procedures. Singapore Airlines has introduced "corpse cupboards" on its Airbus 340-500 aircraft. Cabin crews use the locker if there is no empty row of seats to place a corpse. |
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BA sat corpse in first class
I was stuck on an American Airlines flight for 28 hours; the smell of
a decaying corpse would have been a welcome change. |
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BA sat corpse in first class
"Deeply Filled Mortician" wrote in message ... Make credence recognised that on 18 Mar 2007 13:35:41 -0700, "Rubba Luva" has scripted: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1530572.ece "The police even started interviewing me as a potential witness, although I had no idea what had happened to the woman. I just kept thinking to myself: 'I've paid more than £3,000 for this'," Trinder said. He paid WHAT??? I didn't think it was possible to pay that much for a flight! -- LHR to SYD, BA, First Class, out December, back January, cost more than £7000. JohnT |
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BA sat corpse in first class
Make credence recognised that on 18 Mar 2007 13:35:41 -0700, "Rubba
Luva" has scripted: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1530572.ece "The police even started interviewing me as a potential witness, although I had no idea what had happened to the woman. I just kept thinking to myself: 'I've paid more than £3,000 for this'," Trinder said. He paid WHAT??? I didn't think it was possible to pay that much for a flight! -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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BA sat corpse in first class
Make credence recognised that on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:00:01 -0000,
"JohnT" has scripted: "Deeply Filled Mortician" wrote in message ... Make credence recognised that on 18 Mar 2007 13:35:41 -0700, "Rubba Luva" has scripted: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1530572.ece "The police even started interviewing me as a potential witness, although I had no idea what had happened to the woman. I just kept thinking to myself: 'I've paid more than £3,000 for this'," Trinder said. He paid WHAT??? I didn't think it was possible to pay that much for a flight! -- LHR to SYD, BA, First Class, out December, back January, cost more than £7000. I very much doubt that. Have you got a source? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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BA sat corpse in first class
On 18 Mar 2007 15:44:28 -0700, "Cochon Capitaliste"
wrote: I was stuck on an American Airlines flight for 28 hours; the smell of a decaying corpse would have been a welcome change. A fate worse than death. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Epidaurus http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/ |
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BA sat corpse in first class
On Mar 18, 7:25 pm, Deeply Filled Mortician
wrote: Make credence recognised that on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:00:01 -0000, "JohnT" has scripted: "Deeply Filled Mortician" wrote in messagenews:s3hrv25vh9u3v3g3i51p2ri726hudv3has@4ax .com... Make credence recognised that on 18 Mar 2007 13:35:41 -0700, "Rubba Luva" has scripted: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1530572.ece "The police even started interviewing me as a potential witness, although I had no idea what had happened to the woman. I just kept thinking to myself: 'I've paid more than £3,000 for this'," Trinder said. He paid WHAT??? I didn't think it was possible to pay that much for a flight! -- LHR to SYD, BA, First Class, out December, back January, cost more than £7000. I very much doubt that. Have you got a source? -- --- DFM -http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I think that's about right. I flew in late January from EWR to Riga (RIX) for $5,600 and change. My colleage did more than $6,500 Dulles to Riga. Heathrow to Sydney would be much more. |
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BA sat corpse in first class
"Deeply Filled Mortician" wrote in message ... Make credence recognised that on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:00:01 -0000, "JohnT" has scripted: "Deeply Filled Mortician" wrote in message ... Make credence recognised that on 18 Mar 2007 13:35:41 -0700, "Rubba Luva" has scripted: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1530572.ece "The police even started interviewing me as a potential witness, although I had no idea what had happened to the woman. I just kept thinking to myself: 'I've paid more than £3,000 for this'," Trinder said. He paid WHAT??? I didn't think it was possible to pay that much for a flight! -- LHR to SYD, BA, First Class, out December, back January, cost more than £7000. I very much doubt that. Have you got a source? -- Go to BA.com and price it yourself. I used out date 15 December, return date 15 January. Cost £7375.80. I await your apology. JohnT |
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BA sat corpse in first class
Rubba Luva wrote: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1530572.ece From The Sunday Times March 18, 2007 BA sat corpse in first class Steven Swinford 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". "It was a complete mess - they seemed to have no proper plans in place to deal with the situation," said Trinder, 54, a businessman from Brackley, Northamptonshire. No "proper plans in place"? How often does ANY airline have a passenger die in transit? (It really doesn't seem the sort of event for which advance planning would be given priority!) |
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