BA: First class for corpse

BA's decision to upgrade a corpse to a first class seat has attracted just a little media attention. So we thought we'd jump on the bandwagon.

When a cattle-class passenger died shortly after take-off, BA cabin crew decided to upgrade the
septuagenarian stiff to first class, much to the chagrin of fellow first class passenger Paul Trinder. Wailing relatives were then invited to follow, further exacerbating the discomfort of the full-fare paying first class passenger. The dead body had to be propped up with pillows to prevent it sliding out of its seat.

We don't want to get into the debate about the rights of passengers versus the rights of dead bodies or grieving relatives, but it is interesting to note that the Times (London) article about the incident has become one of the most read and most commented on their website. It taps into themes of 'We hate BA' (quite popular) as well as 'aren't first class passengers selfish bastards'. One contributor even warned of the dangers of the body becoming 'undead'.

The story was also covered in the Daily Mail, The Mirror, and (one of our favourites, although admittedly a bit geeky,) The Register.

Interesting reading, if you've got time to kill.

In a related story, an American man called Mr Whipple has been rewarded for peeing in a sick bag.