British Airways steward found dead in hotel room on San Francisco layover

A flight attendant was found deceased in his hotel room at the end of a multi-day layover, with authorities speculating he was dead for days before being found.

According to reports from The Standard and The Telegraph, the unnamed flight attendant, who worked for British Airways, checked into the San Francisco hotel two days ahead of his next flight.

The man’s fellow crew members became concerned when he didn’t show up for work two days later and would not answer his phone, prompting the discovery of his body, per reports. The crew and airline decided to cancel the Thursday flight because the staff was reportedly “too upset to fly.”

“Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of our colleague at this difficult time,” British Airways said to People in a statement. “Our teams worked hard to get [the passengers] on their way as quickly as possible.”

The crew member’s cause of death was not released, but according to reports from The Sun and Aviation A2Z, the man could have been dead in his room for upwards of two days before he was found.