Airline's new fleet includes a cupboard for corpses

http://www.guardian.co.uk/airlines/story/0,1371,1214061,00.html

Airline's new fleet includes a cupboard for corpses

Andrew Clark, transport correspondent
Tuesday May 11, 2004
The Guardian

It is always inconvenient when a passenger dies on an aeroplane - not least for the person sitting in the next seat. So Singapore Airlines has attempted to take the trauma out of such tragedies by introducing a special cupboard to store any unexpected corpse.
The airline's new fleet of Airbus A340-500 aircraft boasts a discreet locker next to one of the plane's exit doors which is long enough to store an average-sized body, with special straps to prevent any movement during a bumpy landing.

Cabin crew have been instructed to use the locker in the event of a death on a long-haul flight - particularly if the aircraft is busy, with no free seats on which to lay out the deceased.

The aircraft came into use in February, operating the longest non-stop route in the world: a 17-hour, 7,900-mile journey between Singapore and Los Angeles. <snip>

That's very thoughtful of them, but still creepy.

:-)

passengers? Do they get the special treatment?

:eyes:

"We are now pre-departing for our passengers with special needs and children..."

spontaneously? Or within a brief period after death (if they were full)?

Nobody would want a corpse next to them on a flight... particularly one that smelled bad.

-- Allen

At least you would have to do "it" while staying in your seat.

Now does the corpse to cupboard rule still take effect within 30 minutes of landing in Washington, DC?