Widow claims Virgin Atlantic lost luggage containing husband’s cremated remains

Joyce Jackson boarded a Virgin Atlantic flight from Manchester to Florida earlier this year, making the trip in order to bury her husband’s ashes and their wedding rings at the couple’s favorite vacation destination. Unfortunately, his remains did not make the flight.

Gordon Jackson died last year in a tragic accident and his wife planned to bury some of his ashes at Walt Disney World. Jackson believes the luggage tag assigned by the airline fell off at the Manchester Airport causing the luggage to miss the flight, leaving her stranded in Florida with very few personal belongings and without her husband. While Walt Disney World was helpful when learning of her predicament, making sure she was able to wash her clothes and provided her with a toothbrush, Ms. Gordon feels she lost the opportunity to lay her husband to rest in Florida.

Virgin Atlantic is investigating the incident.

For more information see Jon Brown “Widow claims Virgin Atlantic lost luggage containing husband’s cremated remains”, Fox News, October 24, 2022.