Two women have been arrested for trying to check-in a dead relative onto a flight to Berlin from Liverpool John Lennon Airport in England.
The dead man is believed to be a 91-year-old German national, who had been strapped into a wheelchair by the two women, who told check-in staff at easyJet that the elderly man was asleep.
However, they became suspicious and called police who discovered the man had been dead for some time.
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It is believed that the couple, who had travelled to the airport from Oldham, in Greater Manchester, were attempting to evade the complex and costly process of repatriating human remains abroad.
A spokeswoman for John Lennon Aiport, said: “I have never heard of anything like this before. It is a bit of a strange one to be honest.”
It is understood the women had managed to get the dead man to the airport in a taxi.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: “At 11am on Saturday 3 April 2010, police at Liverpool John Lennon airport were alerted to the death of a 91-year-old man in the terminal building.
“Two women aged 41 and 66 were arrested on suspicion of failing to give notification of death. They have been released on bail until 1 June 2010. The coroner has been informed and police are continuing with their inquiries”.
