[Willie Green]

I guess we could strap them into the seats in first class.

This is not something that should be outsourced to the private sector.

[rlmorel]

I believe it always has been outsourced, Willie Green. I think it is the fastest, most cost effective way to get the remains to the the site where they will be interred. But I could be wrong.

That said, I would hope it would be handled with more tact and honor than just having the remains offloaded from an airliner into a waiting hearse by baggage handlers, unless that is understood by the family up front.

[Doe Eyes]

This is not something that should be outsourced to the private sector.

I agree. Fly them home on military aircraft with proper respect.