Dead passenger allegedly stored in heated galley for 13 hours on British Airways flight, 'foul smell' reported

Air travelers are reacting with daze aft a dormant passenger’s assemblage was reportedly stored successful a heated galley for much than 13 hours connected a long-haul flight, according to reports.

A pistillate successful her 60s died astir an hr aft takeoff connected British Airways Flight BA32 from Hong Kong to London past Sunday, but the pilots continued connected to Heathrow Airport alternatively of turning back, The Sun reported.

A root told the outlet that the Airbus A350-1000’s galley had a heated floor, and by the extremity of the formation "there were claims that a foul odor was present" successful that area.

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A British Airways Airbus A391-131 comes successful to onshore astatine Heathrow Airport successful westbound London connected April 29, 2024.  (Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images)

"Obviously, the household with the pistillate were distraught, and truthful were the crew," the root said. "Many wanted to instrumentality to Hong Kong. But, to enactment it bluntly, if a rider has already died, that is not viewed arsenic an emergency."

British Airways told Fox News Digital that its unit followed each procedures.

"A lawsuit sadly passed distant connected committee and our thoughts are with their household and friends astatine this hard time," the hose said. "We are supporting our unit and each procedures were correctly followed."

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Travelers locomotion done a terminal astatine Heathrow Airport. (Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images)

A root told The Sun that a treatment took spot astir what to bash with the body, with the unit rejecting a petition from the formation platform to fastener it successful the plane’s bathroom.

"So they had to isolate the body, wrapper it successful materials, and determination it to a galley astatine the rear of the plane," the root said, adding that the country had a heated floor.

British Airways Boeing 777 taxiing for instrumentality off, surrounded by different planes connected the runway. (iStock)

The outlet said that erstwhile the level landed past Sunday, constabulary asked the 331 passengers connected committee to enactment successful their seats for astir 45 minutes portion they investigated the onboard death.

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British Airways did not person a ceremonial ailment regarding the incident, but The Sun reported that immoderate passengers took clip disconnected enactment to retrieve from the ordeal.