Alex Salmond's body to be brought home to Scotland
Alex Salmond's coffin to be draped in Saltire before flight home
Preparations are under way to send Alex Salmond's body home to Aberdeen. His coffin will be draped in a Saltire and put on a chartered flight from Ohrid Airport in North Macedonia. The private plane, paid for by Scottish businessman and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter, is scheduled to depart at 10:00 BST land at Aberdeen Airport by 14:00 BST.
Alex Salmond's body to be brought home to Scotland on Friday
Alex Salmond's body is to be brought back to Scotland on Friday, the Alba Party has confirmed. The former first minister died of a heart attack on Saturday while attending a conference in North Macedonia. A un-named individual is chartering a plane for the repatriation. The flight is expected to arrive in the north east, where Salmond lived.
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Tom Hunter pays for plane to bring Alex Salmond's body home
Businessman and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter has paid for the plane flying Alex Salmond's body home from North Macedonia. The former first minister died of a heart attack on Saturday while attending a conference in North Macedonia.
Salmond's body to be brought home on private flight
A private individual is paying for a charter flight to bring Alex Salmond’s body back to Scotland from North Macedonia. The former first minister died suddenly from a heart attack in the Balkan country on Saturday at the age of 69.
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