Alex Salmond's body to be returned to Scotland - with private individual paying for flight after request to use RAF rejected
The former first minister of Scotland died on Saturday, at the age of 69, during a trip to Ohrid in North Macedonia. UK MPs had been among those calling for the Royal Air Force to help out with bringing his body back home.
Alex Salmond's body to be flown back to Scotland on private charter flight
Former first minister Alex Salmond, who died on Saturday, will be flown back to Scotland on a specially chartered plane, paid for by a private individual. STV News understands Mr Salmond’s body is expected to be flown into Aberdeen in the next few days, for a private family funeral.
The former first minister, 69, collapsed at an event in North Macedonia on Saturday after suffering a heart attack.
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