Dead Body Transportation By Air Services in Salem, Tamil Nadu

How does Last Journey perform a safe, lawful and respected air transportation of the deceased person from Salem, Tamilnadu?

Whether it is an international dead body air shipping or a domestic one, the lengthy paperwork and complex process of keeping the body safe troubles the family. Here, a professional team guides them according to their experience and detailed knowledge.

Last Journey divides the whole procedure into small subtasks. This helps them eliminate the chances of misunderstanding, delays and other legal obstacles.

1. Receiving permission -

The team members of Last Journey inform the liable departments of Salem administration about the death. They also seek legal permission from them to airlift the dead body from the death location to the home city/town.

No objection certificate (NOC) and local area police clearance are the two most required documents as clearance for the further steps included in the airlifting.

Before submitting these two important documents, the authorities verify the provided information. Therefore, the family should give detailed and clear information about the deceased person.

2. Ensuring the dead body's safety -

Right after being hired by the deceased's family, the team of Last Journey pre-books the place in a hospital-linked mortuary. Here, we take help from the local funeral-centric service providers. They collect the dead body and shift it to the mortuary to prevent it from decomposition and damage.

Along with it, the team arranges the following services.

• A spacious cooling cabinet or freezer box offers a favorable low-temperature atmosphere to the dead body. The local funeral service provider will deliver this box to the location and pick it up after the completion of the services.
• The coffin box is necessary to keep the embalmed remains safe during air transportation. It must meet the legal requirements determined by the higher authorities.
• For safe domestic dead-body road transportation, the team arranges a well-equipped ambulance van facility. It will be spacious enough to place the dead body and comfortable sitting for at least two family members.

Is embalming necessary for domestic transportation of the deceased person?

One may skip it if the dead body air transportation includes a short distance between both locations. But for long hour's airlifting, embalming becomes mandatory as the vulnerable remains can not survive in ordinary circumstances.

Embalming is a medical facility that ensures the safety of dead bodies. In this process, the team of professional embalming doctors replaces the dead body fluid with a disinfecting material. They also cover the entire body with this specific chemical substance. It keeps the skin and organs of the body fresh and undamaged for long hours.

In some communities, the medical procedure of embalming is prohibited. Therefore, Last Journey team members first get permission from the family members before shifting the body to a certified center of embalming in Salem.

After embalming, the team places the body inside a coffin box and seals it properly. Now the body is ready to be shifted to the domestic airport of Salem, Tamilnadu. Here scanning of the cargo takes place and then the team shifts it to the air cargo area of an air ambulance.

3. List of documents needed for the paperwork -

The team provides a list of important documents to the family for obstacle-free paperwork. Take a look at the things that you must carry with you during the air transportation of the dead body from Salem.

• The death certificate of the deceased person. It must be signed and approved by the higher medical authority of the hospital.
• Form 4 for the death at residence.
• Form 4A for the death at the hospital.
• Postmortem reports if the death happened due to any unnatural reason.
• The signed consent letter given by the family of the deceased.
• Original Indian passport of the deceased person.
• Adhar card or Voter ID card of the deceased person.
• Clearance from the airport authority of Salem.
• Clearance from air traffic control system.
• Local area police permission and No Objection Certificate (NOC).
• Certificate of the embalming process.
• Certificate of the coffin box.
• Original IDs of the family members who are participating in the dead body air transportation.

4. Ticket booking and delivery of the cargo at the doorstep -

The team discusses about the convenient timings for airlifting the body with the family and books air cargo and flight tickets accordingly. If the transportation is executed in the absence of the family, the team members will accompany the cargo during the air journey.

For the doorstep delivery of the cargo, we need -

• Name of the receiver
• Contact details
• Address where the dead body cargo is expected to be delivered.