Dead Body Transportation by Air

When a family loses its loved one, it goes through deep pain and grief. But when a death occurs abroad, the concern to bring the dead body back home increases their agony. Here, the family needs guidance, support and empathy from a professional team.

These professional groups or teams are recognised as Funeral Direction Organization. They help family complete the documentation procedure as well as guide in preparing the dead body for airlifting. Last Journey Funeral Direction Organization is one such well-known and experienced team. It serves families by bringing their loved one back home.

Why one needs to take professional help in the funeral repatriation from one country to the another?

Lack of awareness regarding the rules and guidelines determined by a specific nation's administration, inability to make the human remains ready for airlifting and booking cargo tickets etc compel the deceased's family to hire a professional team for Dead Body Transport By Air.

Here are the key areas where a funeral repatriation or dead body transportation team assists the grieving & concerned families.

• The team informs the higher authority about the demise of a non-native citizen in their country.
• After that, they grant us the legal permits and clearances as authorization to collect the dead body and airlift it. The most important permit is NOC ( No objection certificate).
• The team members collect the important documents in their valid and verified format. We contact or visit the responsible departments to obtain the papers and perform appropriate paperwork.
• For the safety and dignity of the mortal remains, the team arranges a cooling box, coffin box and a certified metal container with the help of local funeral home workers.
• We arrange an ambulance facility also to shift the dead body to different locations for documentation and medical purposes.
• The team shifts the dead body to a certified mortuary to prevent it from decomposition and damage.
• If necessary, the team members will send the remains to a government-approved embalming center available in nearby areas.
• After the completion of paperwork and embalming, the team hands over the cargo to the airport authority for airlifting.
• In the absence of family members, the reliable teammates travel with the cargo in an air ambulance throughout the journey.

All the above-listed tasks are carried out by the highly-skilled, professional and experienced team workers. The wide reach and strong network of the team in the city help quick execution of overall tasks. The team has in-depth knowledge of the rules and guidelines of dead body air transportation, hence it avoids delays and obstacles unless they are unavoidable.

How does the team assist the deceased's family in the documentation procedure?

The lawful way of bringing the remains back requires the inclusion of family members in the documentation procedure. The team members will assist them in collecting all the essential papers and certificates along with their Xerox copies.

Take a look at what one must carry during the legal dead body air transportation/repatriation.

• The verified death certificate of the deceased person. All the details in the context of demise and the departed person should be written on it.
• Postmortem reports if the deceased opted for any unnatural way of death such as suicide. The authorities will ask it in the case of murder and accident cases as well.
• No objection certificate (NOC)
• Local area police clearance for collecting the dead body.
• Form 4 if the death happened at any hospital.
• Form 4A if death happened at the residence of the deceased person.
• A signed consent letter will be asked. Any responsible teammate can also sign the consent form if the family is unavailable there. But the team must discuss it before signing.
• Original passport of the deceased person.
• The IDs of the deceased person. Choose the valid identifications of the person. It is required to ensure the nationality of the deceased person.
• Certificate for the coffin box that certifies the credibility of the box.
• Certificate for the embalming process. These embalming reports should be signed by the senior embalming official present at the center.
• The accompanying family and team members should also carry their IDs with them.

Last Journey team members will provide photocopies of each document. Along with presenting the original documents, the family should submit copies as proof of legal funeral repatriation.

How does the team take care of the remains while airlifting them through air ambulance service?

As described above, Last Journey arranges basic to advanced amenities for the safety and utmost dignity of the mortal remains. From ambulance to freezer to coffin, everything will ensure that the body remains undamaged.

But to enable the remains to survive unfavorable conditions such as excessively hot weather and damaging elements during transportation, the team sends them to a certified embalming center. Here the doctors replace the body fluid with a chemical disinfecting substance. It keeps the body fresh for long hours.

Take a look at the key services that Last Journey offers as the safety measures for the human remains -:

• A well-equipped ambulance van for the local transportation of the dead body.
• We arrange a qualitative and spacious cooling cabinet for the remains. It provides favorable cooling temperature to the remains and prevent its damage.
• The team members take help from the local funeral home and hire a certified coffin box for keeping the embalmed body in it.
• For more safety, the team books metal container facility for the safe shipment of the remains.
• Whether it is an international repatriation or a domestic air transportation, embalming is the essential part of the procedure. The team approaches only certified embalming center available in nearby areas. Here, the professional doctors replace the dead body fluid with a disinfecting chemical. It keeps the body fresh and away from decomposition.

The final step of the dead body air transportation services is handing over the cargo to the scanning section of the airport authority. Once the checking is done, the team shifts it to the air cargo section of the flight for airlifting.

What are the simple steps to hire Last Journey Organization as your partner in grief ?

• Contact the team by dialing given phone number on the service page of Last Journey.
• Register your help by providing the required details to the team member available on the call.
• Know about the included services in the Dead Body Air Transportation package and their charges.
• Clear your doubts through discussion if there are any.
• Choose the payment method.
• The team is hired for the execution of services.

Why choose Last Journey for a safe, legal and dignified Dead Body Air Transport or Repatriation Services?

Reliability - The professional, trained and experienced team members take charge of each responsibility from paperwork to the doorstep delivery of cargo.

Well-timed and Hassle-free - The team takes less time in concluding the safe transportation of the dead body. The team has developed a strong personal network in nearly all the cities of India, hence we know how to eliminate the obstacles coming in the way.

Professionalism with an empathetic sense - The team members are professionally trained but they also share the grief of mourning family members through their actions and behaviour.