Woman Dies on Flight, Gets Upgraded to First Class

[Lyrical]

The poor guy probably felt so smug that he could afford those expensive first class tickets, and not have sit with the rest of the peons. He goes to sleep, content with the fact that his peen is bigger than everyone else's (for the length of the flight). He probably slept with a smug little grin. I would have loved to see the look on his face when he woke up next to a dead body. I bet the body got smelly after nine hours too! You reap what you sow.

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"LONDON (March 19) - A first-class passenger on a flight from New Delhi to London awoke to find the corpse of a woman who had died in the economy cabin being placed in a seat next to him, British Airways said Monday.

Paul Trinder , 54, said cabin crew moved the body of the elderly woman from the economy section where she had died after take-off. The incident was first reported in British newspapers.

"The corpse was strapped into the seat but because of turbulence it kept slipping down on to the floor," Trinder , a businessman, was quoted as saying. "It was horrific. The body had to be wedged in place with lots of pillows."

The woman's daughter was also upgraded and spent the rest of the nine-hour flight from Delhi to London grieving next to her dead mother, the Sun reported. The Guardian newspaper said the incident happened last week.

British Airways said in a statement that about 10 passengers die each year in flight and that while each situation is dealt with on an individual basis, safety is paramount.

David Learmount, a former pilot and cabin crew member who now writes about the aviation industry for Flight International magazine, said that each airline has to deal with the relatively rare situation on an individual basis. He said it would be unusual to divert the flight, and that the captain would be consulted before the crew acted.

"Personally, I think they did the thing that was the best thing to do," he said. "It's an isolated incident. It's not as if it happens every day, but you do have to take in people's sensibilities when it does happen." "


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[Vorph]

That's a lot of pent up anger you have against people who fly first class. You'd think he killed the woman or something the way you go on about it...

[Eternal]

First class ppl or their -sponsors- (fans, media, sugardadies, government) pay a lot and make our economy seats cheaper. Don't hate em.

[FulorianC]

Originally Posted by Vorph

That's a lot of pent up anger you have against people who fly first class. You'd think he killed the woman or something the way you go on about it...

No kidding. Did you get raped in first class when you were 5, or something? Flying first class does not make you a shitty human being, holy crap.

You reap what you sow. So... you pay extra for a comfy seat, and you deserve a dead body being in your adjacent seat? ... mmk.

[Zappo_Crappo]

his post tells us that he comes from an area with a weak middle class.
damn communist.

oh and if i was flying from New Delhi to London, i'd pay out my ass for 1st class--thats a long flight!!

[Kirby]

No guys, everyone who pays for first class are complete assholes. Why can you see that.

[Immy]

So angry....there there

[Quineloe]

Originally Posted by Lyrical

The poor guy probably felt so smug that he could afford those expensive first class tickets, and not have sit with the rest of the peons. He goes to sleep, content with the fact that his peen is bigger than everyone else's (for the length of the flight). He probably slept with a smug little grin. I would have loved to see the look on his face when he woke up next to a dead body. I bet the body got smelly after nine hours too! You reap what you sow.
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woah that's a lot of envy you have there. Maybe shouldn't have dropped out of highschool?

[Hathe]

Originally Posted by Zappo_Crappo

oh and if i was flying from New Delhi to London, i'd pay out my ass for 1st class--thats a long flight!!

I have never flown on a comfortable economy seat, I really couldn't agree more.

[Lejina Bloodbath]

Originally Posted by Lyrical

You reap what you sow.

The more you pay the less service you get?

With that mindset I hope you don't work in that field.

[Quineloe]

I hope he doesn't work anywhere but McDonalds

[oaklanbash]

Actually the vast majority of first class flights on all flights usually go like this....

1. Upgraded frequent flyers like Delta gold
2. Airline employees on standby
3. Family members of Airline employees
4. Buddy passes that employees get to give out to friends
5. The few people who actually pay for first class.......

My father used to work for Delta and I would usually fly Delta whenever I could I did not get free tickets, but they were drastically reduced in fare. The only expensive ticket was to Las Vegas. For instance I could fly Boston to Seattle for about $90 one way. Very good savings. Of course I would have to fly standby. I used to fly quite a bit, and my Dad had very low seniority at Delta (he retired from the government after 25 years, was bored of retirement), and I still got first class around 85% of all my flights.

Of course now most of that has changed as airlines are trying to make first class seats in domestic flights cheaper so they can actually put people who pay extra money there. And the frequent flyer upgrade seats are more common. My Dad usually gets coach most of the time he flies now he said. When he went to Japan he got first class, something like a $8000 ticket normally, but his is free as retired (retired his second job already)

[Szlia]

For first class (not business: first class) you really pay out you ass since it's like 10 times more expensive than economy. Honestly I wonder who can afford first class other than millionaires.

[Immy]

Originally Posted by Szlia

For first class (not business: first class) you really pay out you ass since it's like 10 times more expensive than economy. Honestly I wonder who can afford first class other than millionaires.

FIRST CLASS TICKET from NY to Florida

$668
Round-Trip
Per Person
COACH

$272 Dollars


Not quite 10 times more expensive...

I'd only pay for first class if I was going on a *long* trip...like maybe to China. I'm sure a first class...wait nevermind.

FIRST CLASS
$12156
Round-Trip
Per Person
CHOOSE
DEPARTURE

American Airlines
Flight 1659

United Airlines
Flight 851

Newark, NJ ( EWR) → Beijing, China ( PEK)
1 Stop Connects in Chicago, IL (ORD)

I'd just walk.

[James]

Originally Posted by Quineloe

I hope he doesn't work anywhere but McDonalds

Why, then we have to worry about our double quarter pounder being fubar, and I don't need that shit on me.