How much does it cost to a transfer dead body overseas for burial?

[Mr Rayon]

Hi everybody!

 

I am wondering if someone decides, hypothetically, to go overseas say for a holiday however chooses not to get health insurance or anything similar, how much would his/her family have to pay if the person going on the holiday somehow dies overseas (e.g. from a tornado) to get their body flown back for burial to their country of origin? How much is it for you country? Is it expensive?

 

How about if you have two bodies that need to be flown back? Would the cost double in this case?

...just curious.

[Blahah]

Yes, there is a charge for repatriation and it depends on the country and the situation. Usually the cost is covered by travel insurance, but it may also be covered on your credit card insurance (bizarrely).

 

I highly doubt there is a bulk discount from any country!

 

If repatriating from the UK you have to pay for full embalming, a zinc-lined coffin, various certificates and a certification that the body is not infectious.

 

http://www.uk-funerals.co.uk/repatriation.html

Edited March 12, 2011 by Blahah

[TonyMcC]

It doesn't directly answer the question, but the two women mentioned in this article no doubt tried to save a lot of money!

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2868980/women_attempt_to_board_plane_with_corpse.html

Edited March 12, 2011 by TonyMcC

[Marat]

There was a case about twenty years ago of two Arabs who tried to 'spirit' their deceased relative out of the country cheaply by pretending that he was still alive but just sick, so that he needed two friends to support him as he 'walked' to his seat. The ruse was discovered, though they elaborate Arab head-gear and its hanging cloths had helped hide the corpse's face.

 

The Germans actually require every corpse being shipped out of the country to have its own 'Leichenpass,' or 'corpse passport,' which fully describes it and is used to prevent anyone being smuggled across borders to avoid official border controls.