How to Transport a Dead Body by Plane Within Indian Cities? The passing away of a loved one is an overwhelming experience. There is a lot that has to be dealt with, both emotionally and managerial. Especially when you need to fly off your loved one's dead body to some other city, due to some personal reasons. The cost for transporting a dead body is not that high, there are only a few air cargo services who do that. Not only that there are many other things that you need consider while you are transporting dead bodies through air. You need to arrange clearances and documents for air cargo clearance. Death certificate is the most important thing. A death certificate or hospital clearance is very much needed when you are planning to fly off the dead body to another city in India. One should make sure that the certificate is in English, instead of a local language so that no issues are faced for air cargo clearance. In case the demise is unnatural, arrangements of the document such as post mortem certificate and FIR from the police department are necessary.
Before booking the air cargo, always check the cost for transporting a dead body. Also before booking the air cargo the family should be aware of the reason for death as for some causes of death such as yellow fever, plague, and Covid the process of transportation may change or there may be other requirements. As it is previously said that there are a limited number of air operator services that accept and transport dead bodies and human remains. Therefore it is necessary to check for such services and then enquire on the call regarding all the details. The air cargo departments provide information as to the availability and the timings of the next flight. Although nowadays it is possible to book for the air cargo services of human remains online. In many cases, you may have to visit and book for the same.