United Kingdom Repatriation Services

It's tough to process the unbearable pain of losing someone close to your heart. If the death has occurred in a different state or country, transportation of the deceased body becomes the prime concern. Here, a family needs guidance, support, and the right direction from professionals to bring the departed one back home safely.

Last Journey Funeral Services is one such reliable team that helps people across the globe through its safe, quick, and repatriation services. If you are looking for professional help regarding "Dead Body Air Transportation" in the UK, we are just a call away.

Considerable factors during the safe, quick, dignified, and trustworthy transportation of the deceased body in the UK -:

The legal procedure of airlifting a dead body from the UK or to the UK requires the fulfillment of several rules and guidelines. Some of the unavoidable are given below -:

• Helping the concerned family members of the deceased family in collecting all the required documents according to the law of the United Kingdom.
• Keeping the dead body safe and damage-free and maintaining the dignity of the remains.
• Making the family aware of the rules and guidelines that are determined by the UK authority for legitimate dead body transportation.

Which documents play a pivotal role in the Dead Body Air Transportation in the UK?

Each country or state follows a specific set of rules while permitting a family or close one of the deceased to carry the remains through air mediums. In the UK, one needs to keep the below-listed documents ready before collecting the dead body and shifting it

• The death certificate of the deceased person is one of the most required documents. It must have all the essential details about the deceased person. The senior medical officer at the hospital is authorized to sign it.
• Postmortem/autopsy reports if any untimely reason caused the unnatural demise of the person. The police send the body for postmortem if the death happened due to murder or suicide.
• The signed consent letter from the family of the deceased is important. In the absence of the family or close friends, the team member will perform this duty.
• Clearance from the local area police.
• No objection certificate (NOC) from the local embassy
• Certificate of the embalming process. 
• Coffin box certificate for ensuring that the box is fit for keeping the embalmed remains safe during air transportation.
• All the family members who are participating in the process and paperwork must carry their original IDs.
• The original passport of the deceased person will be cancelled by the embassy
• Clearance from the airlines to airlift the dead body to the required destination

All of these documents should be available in their original copies as well as in the photocopies. The dead body transportation team members will help in arranging nearly 10-12 copies of each important document. The concerned authorities will ask for the submission of these copies.

What are the essential steps that a team takes to keep the dead body safe during air transportation?

As the paperwork procedure takes long hours, it is necessary to provide the best preservation facilities for the mortal remains. Here is the stepwise manner that professionals adopt to maintain the safety and dignity of the mortal remains while executing the corpse repatriation services.

1. Booking a place in a certified private or government hospital attached mortuary in the UK -

Immediately after receiving a call for funeral repatriation services from or to the UK, the team members contact the local funeral homes available in the UK and get help in booking a place in the mortuary to keep the dead body safe.

2. Shifting the dead body to a hospital for the postmortem process if needed -

If the death has occurred due to any unnatural cause, the local area police and other authorities will ask to shift the dead to a certified hospital for the postmortem process. The family members can obtain the autopsy reports from the hospital. It must be signed by the senior doctor or medical officer available at the hospital. Before receiving the papers, one should check the details mentioned in them meticulously.

3. Sending the dead body to a certified embalming center in the UK -

Embalming is an essential part of the deceased body's air transportation from one country to another. However, the people who follow a certain religious belief avoid the embalming procedure. In this process, the team of well-learned embalming doctors, replace the dead body fluid with a disinfecting chemical substance. Before the embalming process, the team workers clean or wash the dead body and make it ready for embalming.

It prevents the organs and skin from getting decomposed or damaged during transportation. After the embalming procedure, the family or the guardian of the deceased body should collect the signed embalming certificate.

4. Arranging certified coffin box for keeping the embalmed remains safe -

Once the embalming process is done, the team keeps the embalmed remains in a qualitative coffin box. The coffin box should be perfectly fit according to the size of the deceased body. The coffin box should be sealed properly after keeping the embalmed body inside it to prevent odor during the air journey. To enhance the dignity of the mortal remains, the family can ask for the decoration of the casket or coffin box.

What is the process of final delivery of the mortal remains from the UK or to the UK?

After the completion of the entire paperwork procedure and preparing the deceased body for airlifting, family or the professional funeral direction team members can book air cargo tickets. Several airlines provide online facilities for the air cargo ticket booking process.

Before shifting the coffin box in the cargo section of the flight, the airport authority checks the documents. They also ensure that the coffin box carrying the embalmed body meets all the requirements determined by the legal authorities.

If no family member or close friend is traveling along with the cargo, the team members of the funeral direction organization will accompany it throughout the air journey. After reaching the destined country or state, the team arranges road transportation services also for the doorstep delivery of the cargo carrying the dead body.

What will be the cost of the Dead Body Air Transportation Services in the UK?

The cost of air transporting a deceased body from or to the UK depends on two prime factors. One of them is the distance between both the locations and another one is the services included in the package. Usually, it ranges between £2,500 and £20,000.

How much time does the dead body air transportation services in the UK consume?

Due to the inclusion of several legal paperwork and dead body preparation steps, it usually takes 4-5 working days. The process may get delayed due to some unavoidable circumstances.

What are the benefits of hiring a professional funeral direction team for bringing the remains of the departed one back home?

The authorities of the UK, the close kin of the deceased one to perform the air transportation on their own, but taking guidance from a well-learned, experienced, and professional organization would be more beneficial. Here are the prime advantages of hiring a professional funeral director.

1. Professional funeral direction organizations ensure that all the shipping guidelines are met during the airlifting process.
2. The empathetic behavior of the well-learned team members console the grieving family members.
3. By having in-depth information and awareness regarding international dead body air transportation, they can cut down the chances of untimely delays and obstacles.
4. They obtain all the required documents from the concerned authorities on behalf of the deceased's family.
5. The funeral homes assist the family in shifting the dead body or mortal remains from one location to another.
6. The family members of the deceased person know least about the rules and guidelines followed in the UK or any other country. Here, an experienced funeral direction team helps them at each step.

How to hire a funeral direction team for the dead body air transportation in the UK online?

• Go to the website and select the country where you need the repatriation services.
• Add the services and know their charges.
• Clear the doubts during call session.
• Pick the payment mode and the team is hired for the dead body air services.

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