The most famous airport resident in the world passed away yesterday.
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He sounds like a nutjob preferring to live in an airport than have his real name on his visa.
What did he eat for all that time in the airport?
“ What did he eat for all that time in the airport?”
Food served at the airport?
It sounds like he had some serious mental health issues that plagued him, which makes his story sad more than anything else.
Calling him names and judging him is a very American thing to do. His is a case that calls more for empathy rather than insults.
RIP, Mr. Merhan Karimi Nasseri.
@Never In Doubt
Airport staff fed and took care of him, along with periodic help from the Red Cross.
For context “ Lord Alfred” lived in terminal 1 until 2006, after which he had been taken care of by a charity, had been hospitalised and lived in a shelter.
He had been granted refugee status in 1981 by Belgium and tried to go to the U.K. to find his parents who he believed lived there, but had thrown away all his documents and was refused entry.
Clearly his mental health was very badly affected. He then went back to the airport recently where he died.
I had also seen him a few times.
There are also cases of other travellers in limbo.
Unclear why they could not send him back to Iran. Also many airports these days don't allow people to stay overnight. This also questions what he lived on, financially.
Spielberg paid him $250k, and given his location, all tax free.
A Priority Pass costs $400 annually.
That should get him lounge access for his life.
Isn't it the lord's miracle to send him home(CDG) to live out his final days?
There must exist a greater power.
He didn't have his passport anymore and even if he claimed that he was persecuted by the regimes security services so that's a refugee claim right there. Nobody was deported back to Iran in those days. Even today it's extremely rare. There aren't any questions as his case has been widely reported for decades, he got donations of food, clothing and money as well as medical care. All international airports in Europe have a sterile transit zone until this day.
Whoa. Fascinating. RIP. For those judging him, if you've seen Shawshank Redemption, there is a guy who doesn't want to leave the Shawshank.
People like Lord Alfred make the world a more interesting place. I'm glad that he graced us with his presence.