Taking Ashes On A Flight - advice needed

[tigerbear]

My closest friend has very sadly lost her DP, after him having cancer for just over a year.
It’s a complex situation, in that they’re both British expats who didn’t live together.
She lives in HK and he lived in Singapore.
She’s been out in Singapore for the last 10 months caring for him, and now needs to return to HK within a matter of weeks, as the authorities say she no longer has a right to remain there.

As she has a million and one things to sort out, in terms of dealing with his will, possessions etc, I’m asking on her behalf of others experiences or any advice regarding transporting his ashes on the flight with her.
What she needs to be aware of, what is needed etc…
I know it’s a long shot, but Anyone had recent experience of this, especially flying in or from Singapore?
Eg, ive read that Singapore Airlines for instance don’t allow urns to be carried in the cabin…

If anyone else has any advice, I’d be most grateful.

Really you need to check with the airline. A friend used BA and I think the rules were you can take it in hand baggage but need the death certificate and it needed to be properly packaged. Also it needs to go through normal hand bag check so the urn needs to be X rayable or you couldn't take it through.

Basically very specific rules so your friend needs to check with the airline she wants to fly with. It will be somewhere in the t and C's but probably easier to ring the customer service team and get it emailed over so you have proof as sometimes cabin crew don't know every rule and protocol.

No idea about Singapore, I'm afraid.

But coming from another country - I had an official letter given to me from the funeral home that documented the ashes were remains and had been dealt with properly/legally etc. that I could have used if I'd chosen to bring them to the UK with me (wasn't going to be the full urn, but a smaller bag).

Thanks @Weepingwillows12 and @PeppermintMocha, I will tell her.

No experience of countries involved but I took ashes for 2 relatives from UK to Europe for scattering at a memorial service and had forms from crematorium stating what the ashes were (in urns) and I flew with BA - we had the choice of them going in hand luggage or hold - in then end we chose for hold purely because we were advised that if we took them in hand luggage and there was a problem at scanning they would not be allowed to open the urns and we would not be able to take them through

As others have said check rules with specific airline

Thanks @BeaLola
She’s spoken to the airline and they’re fine with it, but apparently she needs permission from the Singaporean embassy to take them out of the country, and also permission from the HK embassy to bring them in. 😬