Australian nurse busted for faking grandfather’s death to avoid airline fee
An Australian nurse was caught faking his grandfather's death to avoid an airline fee. He forged a death certificate and submitted it to Qantas Airways to obtain a refund for a nonrefundable ticket. Although he pleaded guilty to forgery and fraud, he was not stripped of his nursing registration due to his claims of mental illness and efforts to improve his health.
- ▪The nurse faked his grandfather's death to avoid a nearly $1,000 airline fee.
- ▪He submitted a forged death certificate to Qantas Airways to obtain a refund.
- ▪The nurse was sentenced to a 12-month good behavior bond and ordered to pay restitution to the airline.
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World News Australian nurse busted for faking grandfather’s death to avoid airline fee By Nicholas McEntyre Published May 16, 2026, 5:41 a.m. ET An Australian nurse faked the death of his grandfather, even going as far as to forge a death certificate to avoid paying an airline charge. The 29-year-old, whose identity was not revealed, had booked a seat on a Qantas Airways flight for his grandfather to attend his wedding in Queensland in April 2024, the Australian News Wire reported. The nurse had to cancel the ticket after his ailing relative was no longer allowed to fly because of a “cardiac event” that he had suffered months earlier in late 2023. A Qantas Airways Boeing 737 takes off from Sydney International Airport on Aug. 18, 2025.
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