Sharing first class with a dead man
12-05-2006, 09:40 AM
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12-05-2006, 10:07 AM
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A friend of mine was on an Alaska transcon to Florida. At the gate, his little boy waved at an elderly man, who waved back. While over Idaho, the elderly man died quietly in his seat. His wife called the crew and they tried to revive him, but nothing. They left him in his seat and covered his body with a blanket. Several hours later, an announcement was made that they were landing in Tulsa to offload the body. The plane went on to Florida without further incident.
12-05-2006, 11:46 AM
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I was on a trans-atlantic flight one time when a pax passed away. It happened during the night, and I caught a lot of the drama as they tried to save him (her?). A couple of the FA's were pretty broken up and distraught (understandable). Most of the other pax were sleeping and never even noticed anything going on. The body was in one of the seats that border on the open area near a flight attendent station. They covered the body with blankets, and it was kind of curled up in the corner and I don't think most people on board even noticed it as they walked past to deplane at the end of the flight.
Sad thing to witness.
Sad thing to witness.
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