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After coming back from vacation and having horrible experiences w/ the airline and a few of the flights (connections bite) a dead body would have been more pleasant than a few of the passangers that were seated behind us the other night. But if I was on a flight and this happened, why not move the entire row of other passangers and let her family sit by her instead of complete strangers. I myself would not want to sit next to a dead body and sure as heck would not want my children to either, but then again she would not be screaming and yelling the obscenities that some fellow passangers were doing on our most recent flight. Nor would she be kicking and beating the back of my seat like it is a drumset . Yes, people die at all times and it has happened on planes before. Heck, years ago we were told that if you were in certain countries and you were getting ready to board and someone was ill or thought they were having a heart attack to hurry up and get them on the plane. Sure they would die on the plane but they probably would have anyway if they were having a serious medical condition in some countries and it would be like pulling teeth to get their body back to the states. Recently, did a passanger on a flight from overseas die and it was not discovered until the plane had landed and everyone got off but that person? I could swear that happened recently. Anyway, anyone else have some beefs w/ US Airways? I sure do !
After coming back from vacation and having horrible experiences w/ the airline and a few of the flights (connections bite) a dead body would have been more pleasant than a few of the passangers that were seated behind us....
.... she would not be screaming and yelling the obscenities that some fellow passangers were doing on our most recent flight. Nor would she be kicking and beating the back of my seat like it is a drumset
Amen to that! I'd rather fly on a plane full of dead people than of living ones! (well, now that I imagine a plane FuLL, it kind of creeps me out)
I don't think a dead body is a big deal, though. If there's been some trauma to the body, I guess that could be disturbing.
My husband just flew home from a business trip first class and the passenger next to him spilled his glass of red wine on him he had 2 hours left on the flight he was not happy. When I showed him the article reg.dead woman he said the same thing as MoMark, would have blown up. They should have put the dead woman next to her daughter, and asked her to try not to wail.
They absolutly should have reimbursed the passenger who had to sit next to the dead woman, great customer service.
They should have put the dead woman next to her daughter, and asked her to try not to wail.
They absolutly should have reimbursed the passenger who had to sit next to the dead woman, great customer service.
If I ever witnessed anybody requesting somebody in that daughter's unimaginable situation to "try not to wail", it would certainly be a heck of a lot more than a "customer service" issue, for sure!
It would have been worth it to me to flee to the back of the plane somewhere, relinquish my stupid 1st class seat giving them more space, and count my blessings the rest of the flight.
However, the person who told the man to "get over it" should be jobless, and final paycheck docked to reimburse him!
If I ever witnessed anybody requesting somebody in that daughter's unimaginable situation to "try not to wail", it would certainly be a heck of a lot more than a "customer service" issue, for sure!
It would have been worth it to me to flee to the back of the plane somewhere, relinquish my stupid 1st class seat giving them more space, and count my blessings the rest of the flight.
However, the person who told the man to "get over it" should be jobless, and final paycheck docked to reimburse him!
Thank you! Man are people insensitive! I can't believe that someone would be more "horrified" by sitting near a dead body than distressed over the whole situation & sympathetic/empathetic for the daughter! I was thinking the same thing - why didn't the guy go sit in the back? Of course they would reimburse him - what the hell else could they do?
Man are people pathetic...
Thank you! Man are people insensitive! I can't believe that someone would be more "horrified" by sitting near a dead body than distressed over the whole situation & sympathetic/empathetic for the daughter! I was thinking the same thing - why didn't the guy go sit in the back? Of course they would reimburse him - what the hell else could they do?
Man are people pathetic...
I would have to agree, I would of given the crying daughter my seat. How terriable to plan a trip and have your mother die on the plane. I could not even imagine this situation. I too would've been wailing. I wonder if they were getting to there final destination or just started vacationing?? Because than she has to go back with her deceased mom. How sad.
Not caring for sitting next to a corpse really has nothing to do with having sympathy/empathy for the daughter. We've all lost loved ones, and I'm sure most of those on that flight felt bad for the daughter. It certainly wasn't her fault, or her mother's that this tragedy happened. It's always horrible to lose someone, no matter what the circumstances. But, I still stand by my original statement, that these airlines need to have a plan in place, when such things happen, as they most obviously must, given how many flights there are every day, all over the world.
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MoMark However...how the heck do you deal with a person who dies after the plane takes off? From what I read, they tried to keep her in her original seat, but she kept sliding to the floor even with the seatbelt on.
Oh, my gosh, I shouldn't laugh, but I had to. (Having worked in a morgue, I got used to dead bodies..... ) Not much I can add to what's already been said. Maybe there should be a thread of "Oddities in the World..."
If they'd stashed her in the loo or in the overhead SOMEONE would have complained. Can't please everyone! (lol) Besides...she DID buy her ticket yanno.
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. Yes, people die at all times and it has happened on planes before. Heck, years ago we were told that if you were in certain countries and you were getting ready to board and someone was ill or thought they were having a heart attack to hurry up and get them on the plane. Sure they would die on the plane but they probably would have anyway if they were having a serious medical condition in some countries and it would be like pulling teeth to get their body back to the states. Recently, did a passanger on a flight from overseas die and it was not discovered until the plane had landed and everyone got off but that person? I could swear that happened recently. Anyway, anyone else have some beefs w/ US Airways? I sure do 
it would certainly be a heck of a lot more than a "customer service" issue, for sure!
than distressed over the whole situation & sympathetic/empathetic for the daughter! I was thinking the same thing - why didn't the guy go sit in the back? Of course they would reimburse him - what the hell else could they do?
