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Old Dec 5, 2006, 5:38 pm
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ByrdluvsAWACO
 
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Am I the only one who sees something wrong with dragging a dead body through the plane? I think thats more disturbing than just leaving him where he is. If he were in economy would they have moved him to F as well?

I'm assuming the man and his wife were seated next to each other, so why was there a need to move him? From a health perspective, there needs to be some stronger guidlines in handling the deceased. Unless a doctor was onboard to declare the cause of death(and that's not always possible without an autopsy), a body shouldn't be moved until on the ground.

If the deceased died from something transferable, exposing the crew(and consequently pax) to the bacteria/virus can put many people at risk.
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