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Dead passenger allegedly stored in heated galley for 13 hours on British Airways flight, 'foul smell' reported
Fox News ^ | March 21, 2026 | Michael Sinkewicz

Posted on 03/21/2026 8:32:12 PM PDT by McGruff

Air travelers are reacting with shock after a dead passenger’s body was reportedly stored in a heated galley for more than 13 hours on a long-haul flight, according to reports.

A woman in her 60s died about an hour after takeoff on British Airways Flight BA32 from Hong Kong to London last Sunday, but the pilots continued on to Heathrow Airport instead of turning back, The Sun reported.

A source told the outlet that the Airbus A350-1000’s galley had a heated floor, and by the end of the flight "there were claims that a foul smell was present" in that area.

"Obviously, the family with the woman were distraught, and so were the crew," the 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."

British Airways told Fox News Digital that its crew followed all procedures.

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1 posted on 03/21/2026 8:32:12 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

“It’s only yesterday’s Grapefruit Ma’am, and a few aged Truffles. The Janitors Union is On Strike. You haven’t heard about it yet?
We DO apologize for the inconveniance!”


2 posted on 03/21/2026 8:37:19 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: McGruff

3 posted on 03/21/2026 8:45:52 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: lee martell

They don’t have a refrigerator onboard they could cut her up and put in?


4 posted on 03/21/2026 8:51:26 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: dfwgator

“Yes, yes, I remember, I had lasagna.


5 posted on 03/21/2026 8:53:01 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (there are demons out there, and they look like people)
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To: McGruff

British Airways is awful. We’ve flown them several times. They are down there with US based airlines, actually worse in a lot of ways.


6 posted on 03/21/2026 9:02:23 PM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: McGruff

Fridge not big enough. There would be no room left for the crew’s Keto health drinks.


7 posted on 03/21/2026 9:05:50 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: McGruff

The cause was probably her bowels emptying.


8 posted on 03/21/2026 9:20:03 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

She was from India so makes sense.


9 posted on 03/21/2026 9:27:23 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: McGruff

I hate dead passenger flights.


10 posted on 03/21/2026 9:28:36 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: McGruff
T.C.: Ain't we goin' to wait on Jess?

Coffer: No, no, no! These boys'll start goin' ripe on us before too long!

11 posted on 03/21/2026 10:02:58 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: RckyRaCoCo

Did they pass our parachutes?

Or just pass out?


12 posted on 03/21/2026 10:49:33 PM PDT by Veto! ((Trump is Superman))
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To: McGruff

My sister works for a major international airline. I asked her if passengers ever die on flights. She replied, “All the time.”


13 posted on 03/21/2026 11:47:31 PM PDT by rexthecat
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To: McGruff
Would that be the same galley that the business class meals are prepared in?

-PJ

14 posted on 03/22/2026 12:41:04 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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