Flights: Former air hostess Heather Poole described the moment a dead body was discovered (Image: Getty Images)
Cabin crew have to deal with all sorts of incidents during a flight, some mundane and others far more dramatic. One flight attendant recalled a time something very disturbing indeed happened during a flight. Former air hostess Heather Poole described in her book Cruising Attitude the moment a dead body was discovered - but not how you might think. Heather narrates the time her friend told her about the alarming mid-flight incident.
Flights: Cabin crew recalls horrifying time a dead body was found on a plane
“‘I knew that man was dead the moment I saw him all grey and slumped over in the wheelchair,’ [Georgia] whispered to me late one night.
“‘His wife said he’d been sick with the flu all week, and then when his daughter piped in and said they just wanted to get him home I thought to myself, if he’s not dead now he certainly will be soon.
“‘The captain agreed. We diverted an hour after we took off.’
It would appear that the plane passenger was already deceased before the plane took off.
“Before I could ask why in the world someone would try and smuggle a dead body on board, Georgia added, “Do you know how much it costs to transport a dead body the proper way? It’s insane!
“‘No wonder that passenger out of Miami tried to get away with packing his mother in a
