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Originally Posted by mykalberta
She wouldnt have been bumped if it wasnt for the dauther, if she was travelling alone, standard policy would be to if possible, clear out the last row and place her there or place her in a lavatory and lock the door until the plane lands.
There is no way an airline diverts due to a dead body, what are they going to do, stop in Greece and drop the body off? The Greeks or any other nation likely would not accept it.
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Planes have landed for lesser reasons. When a passenger is disruptive (drunk or threatening) they land planes and arrest them. I don't see why they can't do that for a body. By the sounds of the article she didn't die mid flight, but after take off. So turning around shouldn't be a problem.
People can put their lives on hold for a couple of hours because someone has died. Your time is not that important. If I was on a plane and someone died in the air, I would have no problem turning around. In fact I would feel weird not doing that.
The part about the daughter grieving besides her for nine hours sounds horrific. That would be terrible to go through.