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- mickeyknoxxx, on 10/12/2007, -6/+118"""Paul Trinder, you are a douche. Have some respect for the dead"""
Have some respect for the living who paid for a first class ticket and had to smell Miss Corpsy the whole flight.
As for me,
I'm always drunk on planes. I would have been having conversations with her and everything. - wbreim, on 10/12/2007, -1/+107Im giving them a signed authorization to throw my body out the plane in case I die during flight, If I am gonna die on a plane I might as well go out sky-diving.
- ThinkBox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+98Famous last words: What do I have to do to get an upgrade around here?!?
- doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -1/+79"Have some respect for the living who paid for a first class ticket and had to smell Miss Corpsy the whole flight. "
After having been on some long flights and breathing the same continually recycled melange of perfume, aftershave and BO for hours non-stop, a nice fresh dead person might be a welcome change. - doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -1/+67"First of all they should have landed at the nearest airport and removed the body off the plane for health reasons."
What health reasons? What's going to happen to a corpse in a matter of hours that's going to cause it to be a health hazard? Are you afraid it might re-animate and start eating the passengers brains?
There was a time not too many years ago that a family member who'd passed away would be kept "in state" in the family home for days. But we've sanitized society so much today that the idea of a dead person (which is just like you, but metabolically challenged) is something that invokes fear and loathing. Stop being superstitious!
And keep in mind this was a trans-oceanic flight, the "nearest airport" might well have been their planned destination or near-as-dammit. - gjd131, on 10/12/2007, -1/+65Didn't anyone see Commando? Just put a blanket over them and tell anyone nearby "Don't disturb my friend, he's dead tired."
- Frostek, on 10/12/2007, -1/+58@ ninjab3ar - "bury"
Sorry, that's not an option when they're on a plane! ;-) - Anrkist, on 10/12/2007, -9/+65Honestly, just open a door and let gravity do its magic. I'm so tired of people in first class being inconvenienced by dead people.
- DeskFlyer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+50I'd rather sit next to the dead person than the crying baby. Corpses normally don't say anything. And they smell better too.
- LucerinRed, on 10/12/2007, -1/+31congratulations, you successfully identified the pun in the topic.
- cankillar, on 10/12/2007, -5/+34I didn't know the in-flight movies were _that_ bad...
- cl0r0x70, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28"Im giving them a signed authorization to throw my body out the plane in case I die during flight, If I am gonna die on a plane I might as well go out sky-diving."
What if you're just a really deep sleeper? - Gir53457, on 10/12/2007, -5/+30I heard that when you die, you ***** your pants.
- burkewendt, on 10/12/2007, -3/+26Curiously enough, she died while watching Norbit
- AlphaEta, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23They could always stuff the corpse into an overhead bin.
Hell hath no fury like a flight attendant attempting to jam bags full of fragile ***** into a tight space. - doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -4/+25Not to rain on the "throw mama off the plane" parade here, but I'm guessing there's no small degree of legality to be considered. I don't think she'd be considered really, honestly, no-kiddin' dead until someone with medical credentials declares her so.
And as far as putting her in first class, they were probably trying to inconvenience as few people as possible. You'd be complaining more if they tossed her in a bathroom and kept it locked the entire flight. Or put her in the fridge with the in-flight meals (although I'd doubt you'd taste the difference). - superKduper, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22Can I have her peanuts?
- doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21"The emptying of the bowels upon death would be my first concern."
I don't know how to break this to you... but they let babies on planes. Pooping babies. - np374, on 10/12/2007, -4/+24"@Epitaph: yea, good job, retard"
Did you just call yourself retarted? - ThinkBox, on 10/12/2007, -4/+24I think I'd rather sit next to the crying baby...
- Firehunter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20First, as said below. Trans-atlantic flight, tough to land in the Ocean ;-)
Second, yes, maybe the airline should have compensated the guy.
Third, move a whole row to first class? The article mentioned that the rest of the plane was full. On a 747-200 or 747-400 Coach class (assuming she was moved from there), each row has a set of 3 seats, then 4 seats, then 3 seats. That's 10 people to move. On a 747-400 there are only 12 first class seats. On a 747-200 there are 32. Since the plan was full there probably wasn't room to move a whole row.
The flight crew did what they deemed necessary. - galupo, on 10/12/2007, -12/+30Don't mean to sounds insensitve, but if I paid for a first class ticket and they moved a corpse next to me I would be really upset.
First of all they should have landed at the nearest airport and removed the body off the plane for health reasons.
Secondly he should have been compensated for being unecesarly inconvenienced.
They should have moved the passengers in her row to first class not the body into first class. - andycr512, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17"Contents of overhead storage may shift during takeoff and landing..."
Hate to be the guy who opens it and has a body fall on him. - Gir53457, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14I heard that on the Airbus you can actually fit inside the overhead... As long as you're not a complete fat ass like me.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14That's why there's a co-pilot.
- LucerinRed, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14you know, if I had to ride next to a dead body for a flight, I'd probably be a little uncomfortable and want a refund or something myself, I mean, I understand it happens, but in the same sense, they did move a dead body from where it was to where he is.
- eatsleeptrumpet, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15did she have the chicken or the fish?
- antifreeze11, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14leave the dead body in the seat they paid for.
- Klarth, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12You're the fourth person to make that ***** joke on this comments page. And it's not ***** funny outside of its original context. Stop it.
- ametory, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11"but in the same sense, they did move a dead body from where it was to where he is."
Yeah they moved it to first class. Its not like they tied the dead body on top of him while he was sleeping. He is overreacting. And also note the first class was mostly empty. That is why they moved it there to give some privacy. And also if you read register.co.uk version in that he complains about what if he gets bird flu. He was afraid he might get birdflu from the dead body. - Supernova36, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Most Cruise ships have their own morgue because such a large portion of the patrons are of the elder generation..
- gameforge, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10lol, Dugg for the reference to "Airplane!". Reminded me too.
"Surely, you can't be serious!"
"I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3rXK7NhWN8 - doctechnical, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I wonder what happened to the legendary British "Stiff upper lip"?
His, I mean, not hers. - Epitaph, on 10/12/2007, -8/+16@Epitaph: yea, good job, retard
- Gir53457, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Most cruise ships have rooms for every family aboard, each with running water, beds, TV, showers... Most Planes have preheated food and bathrooms that are smaller than a phone Booth.
- Kajman, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11I find it deeply disturbing that some one would be deeply disturbed by this. What is wrong with seeing a dead body? Everybody dies. You'll die, and I'll die. People these days are too coddled. I'm going to restrain myself from going into a long rant about how asinine today's society is.
I feel a deep sense of respect for the people of British Airways; the way they honor the recently deceased. - AlphaEta, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8For *****'s sake!
This comment section has turned into a cliche nightmare! - notjamt9000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7The 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.” - Angostura, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6It wasn't in the seat next to him, it was " just yards away" according to the Times article. And the corpse had a grieving daughter and son-in-law with it. Mr Trinder seems more upset by the noise of grieving.
Still, on my last flight the guy in the row in front suddenly had a fit and looked like he was going to be a goner. I didn't complain about the emergency action going on in front of me, despite the fact that the chest compressions ruined my enjoyment of the film. Jeeez - Supurcell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6You can get her peanuts when you pry them from her cold, dead hands.
- optigon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I would venture to say that, since Business and First class get off the plane first, they place the corpses in first class to get them out of the plane as quickly as possible. Not necessarily out of "Respect for the dead." While that may sound nice...
- Gir53457, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Refund me because a statistic impossibility happened, I am an *****. Also I should consider that meteor insurance for my lawn gnome collection.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Corpse cupboards should always be used. There's enough stress involved with flying to have to deal with waking up to the deceased next to you.
- FizixMan, on 10/12/2007, -10/+14I feel sorry for the poor sap that has a dead body fall on their front porch from 20,000 feet.
- Nexus6, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Delhi to London goes over Northern Europe and Russia, not trans-oceanic
- burkewendt, on 10/12/2007, -11/+14...And I thought the guy I sat next to on my flight smelled bad
- soupnrc, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherf*****g corpses on this mother*****g plane! Everybody strap in! I'm about to open some ***** windows.
- PhillyMJS, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Funeral processions get to run red lights, so I suppose when you die on a plane it only makes sense to upgrade you to first class.
- mikesbaker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Other 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.
i think what the do is pull the luggage out of the over head bin and stuff the body up there - gaiden2k5, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I always hate people who say the obvious things, have respect for the dead and all that ***** - we know that. I just feel for the guy - 9 hours is a little long for a funeral-ish flight.
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