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  "textContent": "The woman, in her 60s, died within an hour of the British Airways flight leaving Hong Kong on Sunday (Picture: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)\n\n**The body of a passenger who died aboard a British Airways flight was stored in a heated galley for more than 13 hours.**\n\nThe woman, in her 60s, died within an hour of the British Airways flight leaving Hong Kong on Sunday.\n\nBut instead of turning back, pilots pressed on towards London Heathrow.\n\nA source said: ‘Many wanted to return to Hong Kong. But, to put it bluntly, if a passenger has already died, that is not viewed as an emergency.’\n\nThey added that ‘towards the end of the flight there were claims that a foul smell was present in that region’.\n\nThe source told The Sun that cabin crew members were ‘distraught’.\n\nAfter the decision was made to carry on with the journey, discussions were had over what to do with the woman’s body.\n\nThey said they eventually agreed to isolate it, wrap it in materials and move it to a galley at the back of the plane.\n\nBut some apparently ‘overlooked’ the fact the galley had a heated floor, they said, and by the end of the flight some passengers complained of a bad smell in that part of the plane.\n\nPolice were waiting on the tarmac at Heathrow for the Airbus A350-1000 to touch down.\n\nThe more than 300 passengers were asked to stay in their seats for 45 minutes while investigations took place.\n\nBritish Airways praised the crew, saying there is no single protocol for dealing with a deceased passenger mid-flight.\n\nAll crew have also been offered support, a source said.\n\nA BA spokesperson told Metro: ‘A customer sadly passed away on board and our thoughts are with their family and friends at this difficult time.\n\n##  Follow Metro on WhatsApp to be the first to get all the latest news\n\nFollow us to receive the latest news updates from Metro (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nMetro’s on Whatsapp! Join our community for breaking news and juicy stories.\n\n‘We are supporting our crew and all procedures were correctly followed.’\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "BA passengers fly for 13 hours with a dead body on board"
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