Passengers of British Airways Flight 348 London — Nice were shocked when they realized that they had been flying for several hours next to a corpse. This is reported by the Daily Mail.
According to the publication, the 73-year-old woman was found dead at the moment when nearby passengers began to prepare for disembarkation and collect things. They tried to wake her up and found that her body had already begun to cool down.
According to preliminary information, the woman died of a heart attack. The airline expressed condolences to the family of the deceased.
Several similar incidents have occurred on British airlines in recent months. In April, a woman also suffered a heart attack during a flight. She lost consciousness the moment she landed. Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful. Last November, a steward of a flight flying from Bahrain to Paris became ill with a heart problem. The plane made an emergency landing in Erbil, Iraq, to provide assistance. They managed to take the crew member to the hospital, where he died.