BA passengers fly for 13 hours with a dead body on board

The woman, in her 60s, died within an hour of the British Airways flight leaving Hong Kong on Sunday (Picture: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

The body of a passenger who died aboard a British Airways flight was stored in a heated galley for more than 13 hours.

The woman, in her 60s, died within an hour of the British Airways flight leaving Hong Kong on Sunday.

But instead of turning back, pilots pressed on towards London Heathrow.

A source said: ‘Many wanted to return to Hong Kong.