A British family has been accused by eyewitnesses of smuggling a deceased grandmother onto a plane. The flight, which was scheduled between Malaga and London, returned to the gate after the crew realized a passenger had died. The incident ultimately delayed the flight for 12 hours.
Passengers alleged that the family wheeled a deceased passenger onboard, claiming she was tired and had fallen asleep. EasyJet denied these claims, stating that the 89-year-old had a fit-to-fly certificate.
One passenger posted a video on Facebook questioning why the airline allowed a dead passenger to board, describing the woman as slumped in a wheelchair with someone supporting her head. “EasyJet ground staff actually allowed someone who looked completely dead onto the plane and then, funnily enough, just as we were about to take off, they died,” the passenger claimed.
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