What happens if someone dies on board a plane?
This may sound like a stupid question, but I'm really curious about that: What happens if a passenger dies on board a plane? I once read that the person is just covered with a sheet or something like that to pretend he is sleeping to not frighten other passengers. Is this really true?
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What do they do with the body if someone dies on a plane?
If the crew determined the passenger died, they will generally leave them be until the plane lands. The flight crew is not authorized to determine the cause of death or perform any complex medical exams, so it's standard for them to leave the body be until they land. Once landed, the passengers deplane as usual.Has anyone ever died on an airplane?
The greatest number of fatalities involving one aircraft occurred in 1985, when 520 people died in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123. The most fatalities in any aviation accident in history occurred during 1977 in the Tenerife airport disaster, when 583 people were killed when two Boeing 747s collided on a runway.What Happens If You Die During A Flight?
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