Regrettably used to have about one death every three weeks when the B742RR used to transit the Gulf en-route LHR - OZ.
Used to be people going to see their relations on their 'last trip' on a 3 or 4 sector flight!
All Gulf states refused for a dead body to be 'landed' let alone certified dead, so the body either had to be covered with blankets [BAH,DOH,DXB, AUH] or removed to the hold [KWI] depending on local 'procedures'.
Not good for the the crew, as very often used the crew rest back row! The incoming crew were always glad to leave the aircraft.... not quite so good for the joining crew... but little else we could do
probably changed a bit since then......
Last edited by GroundScot; 10th May 2014 at 09:27.
Reason: spelling