Women try to take body on plane at Liverpool airport (UK)

[melvbot]

Police have arrested two women after they tried to take the body of a dead relative onto a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Staff became suspicious when the women tried to check in the man, who was wearing sunglasses, for a flight to Berlin on Saturday.

The man is thought to have died the previous day and was in a wheelchair.
The women, aged 41 and 66, were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of a death.

The pair, who are German nationals but live in Oldham, have been released on bail until 1 June, police said.

Officers are investigating reports that the body had been taken to the airport by taxi from Oldham, a spokesman said.

BBC News - Women try to take body on plane at Liverpool airport

[dirtydog]

Shouldn't allow these third world people into blighty

[Loy Toy]

I have to check the date of this post...........no its not April 1st and what the fvck were they thinking? Weekend at Bernies or some weird act?

[BobR]

Big deal, so long as he did not smell too bad, he would be much less of a pain-in-the-ass than some people I have flown with. At least he would not recline his seat back during meal service.

[withnallstoke]

The pair, who are German nationals but live in Oldham,

Must be really shit in Germany.

[Fuzzy Bob]

The pair, who are German nationals but live in Oldham,

Must be really shit in Germany.

Must be the usual asylum seeker scum getting into England by the back door

[klong toey]

I was booked on that flight i noticed three unused seats with towels on them,must have been theirs.

[Muadib]

Should have just stuffed him in a box and checked him as luggage...

[melvbot]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8604663.stm

Police have arrested two women after they tried to take the body of a dead relative on to a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Staff became suspicious when they tried to check in 91-year-old Curt Willi Jarant, who was wearing sunglasses, for a flight to Berlin on Saturday.

The women - his widow and step-daughter - said they thought he was asleep.
They were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of a death, police said.

The pair, who are German nationals but live in Oldham, have been released on bail until 1 June, police said.

It is understood they took Mr Jarant to the airport in a taxi.

Anke Anusic: "Of course we did not know he was dead"

Asked to describe her late husband, who she called Willi, Gitta Jarant said: "[He was] the best man of the world - good man.

"I [did not] kill my Willi. My Willi is my god. I [have loved] my Willi for 22 years."
Mr Jarant's step-daughter Anke Anusic added: "They would think that for 24 hours we would carry a dead person? This is ridiculous. He was moving, he was breathing. Eight people saw him."

A member of staff at Broadway Cars in Oldham, who asked not to be named, confirmed the private hire company had taken the passengers to Liverpool but declined to comment further, saying it was "a big deal" for the business.
A spokesman for Liverpool John Lennon Airport said: "In view of the fact that this incident is currently under police investigation and we understand arrests have been made, we cannot comment any further at this stage."

More puns anyone?

[Fuzzy Bob]

I'm trying to think of one with an iPhone, iPod, iPad...etc

[Fuzzy Bob]

I'm trying to think of one with an iPhone, iPod, iPad...etc

iDead

Lame

[Looper]

Maybe doing it for a bet. Got the idea from Weekend at Bernie's.

An economy seat on these bucket airlines is probably cheaper than freight charges for a corpse anyway.



He looks pretty dead. Kind of shrivelled up. Maybe been dead for a while. Can't imagine that fooling any air hostesses.

[jizzybloke]

The women - his widow and step-daughter - said they thought he was asleep.

That really tickled me

[nedwalk]

maybe he was just dieing to get out of the UK

[JoeMoer]

Were they trying to stiff the airline?

[JoGeAr]

Checking him in on a seat is much cheaper than sending him as a horizontal passenger, around half the price.

[Cenovis]

and you get to eat his meal too

[Thaiguy]

Were they trying to stiff the airline?

Of Corpse!

[Kurgen]

He was dying to get away from Liverpool

[slackula]

The women - his widow and step-daughter - said they thought he was asleep.

[FarangRed]

Is this his brother? Jimmy, Frosty the Snowman

[Gallowspole]

Anke Anusic: "Of course we did not know he was dead"

Fooking thieving scousers stole his last breath.

[FarangRed]

I'm surprised there was any wheels on that wheelchair

[ribblerat]

The pair, who are German nationals but live in Oldham,

Must be really shit in Germany.

Must be the usual asylum seeker scum getting into England by the back door

Highly likely that they were from the former East German State and found it difficult to adjust to the not so soft Federal Republic, where you don't get benefits handed on a plate to you like in the UK.

[Bower]

Get him out the country with evidence of him returning to Germany then claim his benefits and pension in the UK indefinetly............good plan.........probably work