Tenerife South Airport: Holidaymaker tries to board plane with dead body as he wheels deceased wife through security
A holidaymaker has allegedly tried to board a plane with a dead body at Tenerife South Airport.
An 80-year-old man was stopped at the Spanish airport when staff realised his wife, who was in a wheelchair, was not responsive. Workers clocked something was wrong as he wheeled his wife through security.
They found that her body temperature was too low and raised the alarm. When security staff tried to help the man’s wife, they realised she was not breathing.
The woman had died several hours earlier, according to the husband’s first statements. The 80-year-old claimed his wife was already at the airport at the time of her death.
An airport employee told Diario de Avisos: “When she took the woman’s hand, she noticed she had an abnormally low temperature and wasn’t breathing. The worker immediately notified her supervisor.
“Within minutes, the emergency protocol was activated, and numerous security agents, Civil Guard officers, and forensic personnel arrived at the scene.”
The man was arrested at the scene and an investigation has been opened into the incident. It follows an incident last month when a Brit family wheeled a corpse onto an easyJet flight from Spain to the UK.
The 89-year-old was carried on board the Brit-bound plane by five of her relatives who, witnesses said, told airline staff she was just unwell. But before take off, cabin crew discovered the woman had passed away.
The plane was turned around before it left the runway and the flight was delayed by 12 hours. EasyJet insisted the allegations are unfounded. The company said the passenger had a fit to fly certificate and was alive when she boarded the plane.