A British family is accused of rolling their 89-year-old grandmother onto an Easyjet flight. 

The problem? She was supposedly deceased.

The flight was en route from Spain to London. As soon as they boarded, several passengers reacted when the 89-year-old woman was wheeled aboard in a wheelchair, lifted into a seat at the back of the plane and was perceived as lifeless, something that Daily Mail reported on.

– Everyone said, ”She looks dead,” says a witness.

According to several passengers, ground staff questioned the woman's condition upon boarding. The family then allegedly assured them that she was alive – and just exhausted.

– I heard someone in the family say: ”It's okay, we are doctors,” says another passenger.

Despite the suspicions, the plane began to taxi out towards the runway. It was then stopped seconds before takeoff when the cabin crew raised the alarm – the woman was dead.

12 hour delay

The flight returned to the gate and all passengers were allowed to leave the plane. The departure, which was scheduled to take place shortly after 11 a.m., was delayed by over twelve hours.

The plane first took off at 10:47 p.m. and landed at Gatwick around midnight.

"They won't let you go if you're drunk, but apparently if you're dead," says an angry passenger in a video that is being circulated on social media.

Several travelers testify that the woman's body was limp, with her head hanging.

Easyjet: "She was alive"”

Easyjet however, hits back at the accusations.

The airline states that the woman had a "fit-to-fly certificate" and that she was alive when she boarded.

"The flight returned to the gate due to a passenger requiring urgent medical attention. Despite the efforts of emergency services, the person on board died," a spokesperson told the Daily Mail.

Spanish police confirm that they were called to the plane and that the woman was declared dead on board.

It is unclear what happened to the woman's body afterwards and whether the family faces legal consequences. According to reports, they have not been arrested.

Normally, strict rules apply to transporting human remains across borders, often in cargo holds and after formal registration of the death.

Source: Expressen.se