Passengers flying with horror as the dead

Jetstar Airlines in New Zealand has recommended compensation for 100 USD for the passenger sitting next to a dead person on its flights, after the victim died from suffocation on the plane.

A man named Robert Rippingale (31) died just after the plane took off 90 minutes, in 11-hour flight from Singapore to Auckland. Preechakul girlfriend Vanessa saw the victim's lips turned purple and his eyes then stir constantly. "He choked a minute after we sat next to and kissing, holding hands," she toldNew Zealand Herald .

Passengers on Jetstar flight was shocked to fly with the dead. (Photo: Jetstar)

Members of the Jetstar crew then put the body into an area of ​​Rippingale rest of them. Preechakul girlfriend had to sit with the victim's body during the nine hours. Investigators have not determined whether Rippingale died of suffocation or not, while the victim's family said he had heart disease.

"The police told us that he was choking while having meals on the plane. But Rippingale had a problem with looking at six years old, so we think it is the cause of his death. We are waiting for an official answer, "a member of the victim's family said.

After the incident, Jetstar had contact with the passengers sitting near Rippingale to thank them, because the patient has suffered in the recent difficult situation. "They will be discounted in-flight due to the last", a Jetstar spokeswoman said.

Ewan Wilson was a passenger on the flight and saw the horrifying scene when the bodies of Rippingale was taken. "I can see a doctor CPR about 10 minutes, then I heard the screams of his girlfriend," the passenger said. Mr. Wilson said the passengers were astonished because that terrible scene. He said that instead of flying to and compensation for passengers, Jetstar aircraft should return to its place of origin at the time.