Air Freight Repatriation Services
Do you need help getting someone flown home?
Get in touch with your local funeral home who will receive the decedent and have them contact with us.
We will coordinate directly with them to make all the necessary transportation arrangements.
Get in touch with your local funeral home who will receive the decedent and have them contact with us.
We will coordinate directly with them to make all the necessary transportation arrangements.
The steps involved in this work are:
- Finalizing the decedent's release from the coroner, health authority or care facility
- Transportation of the decedent to our facility (if not already sheltered with us)
- Registering the death with the province of British Columbia
- Creating the official death certificate and disposition permit
- Collecting the necessary travel authorizations from the coroner and health authority
- Embalming of the decedent
- Supply of a shipping container
- Transportation to our local airports either Vancouver International Airport (YVR) or Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)
- If the situation dictate we can also offer out of town road transport
Shipment of Human Remains via YVR or YXX Airport on behalf of a BC Funeral Home who will register the death and coordinate the flight arrangements |
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Securing a Release, Initial Transportation, Sheltering of Remains, Use of Facility & Equipment |
$400 |
Body Preparation and Preparing for Shipment: Embalming or Sanitary Care |
$350 |
Transportation to YVR or YXX Airport |
$250 |
Combo Air Pack with Bioseal Body Bag |
$795 |
Subtotal before taxes |
$1,795 |
Authorizing Funeral Home Registers the Death and Coordinates Airfreight
Omega Registers the Death and Coordinates Airfreight
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Omega Registers the Death and Coordinates Airfreight
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Prices effective June 1, 2022 and are subject to change without notice.
Death Certificates can be purchased for $27 each.
Current Consumer Protection BC Fee is $40, GST of 5% applies on all services and items, and PST of 7% PST on all products.
Death Certificates can be purchased for $27 each.
Current Consumer Protection BC Fee is $40, GST of 5% applies on all services and items, and PST of 7% PST on all products.