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Couple forced to sit next to dead body on plane for 4 hours after woman dies mid-flight
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this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2025
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Couldn't have placed the body in the cargo hold or one of the bathrooms? I think passengers wouldn't have minded being one bathroom down.
Even if the body was in the aisle seat... Can you imagine hauling a body down the aisle of a fully booked flight?
It sounds like they already moved the body after death. They specifically moved the body to that seat.
I feel like they low key hated that particular couple.
They flew all the way from Melbourne to go to Venice of all places, can't help but get the mental image of an obnoxious insta couple.
Put it in the first class or the crew bunkers. Anywhere but there...
Doubtful those are actual options. Bathroom? How are they going to secure the body incase of an emergency? It'll just be bouncing around in the bathroom. I don't think the door is strong enough to keep the body from falling out. And access to the cargo hold through the plane is very tight/small. It's hard enough to be an able body person getting down there. Dragging a body would be next to impossible.
Access to the cargo hold? That's a myth made up by movies. Checked bags have different security standards for a reason, they're completely separate from passengers.
That depends on the aircaft. It's very accessible on the ART42/72.
Excuse me, but movies told me there's a trap door or tiny elevator to get down there, is that not the case??
Deleted my comment.
After looking into it more; there is access inside, but it's typically secured with a pressure differential and several locks.
They'd only really access it if absolutely required; for example to fight a fire in the cargo hold.
Bathroom would have been a good solution. Or just move her to a back seat and move the living passengers away. Bizarre they forced a couple to sit beside her.
I don’t think you needed to delete your comments; they were just being cheeky hahaha
Also as a person who has only flown a couple times, I didn’t know there wasn’t a way to the cargo hold (though when I think about it, it makes sense… shit’s pressurized, yo)