The couple was on a Qatar Airways flight from Australia to Qatar. The airline apologized for the incident in a statement.

Summary

A couple on a Qatar Airways flight from Melbourne to Doha was forced to sit next to a deceased passenger for four hours after she collapsed and died mid-flight.

The flight crew moved the woman’s body to an empty seat beside them and denied their request to change seats.

Qatar Airways apologized but did not offer the couple support after the incident.

The couple, en route to Venice, criticized the airline’s handling of the situation but are trying to continue their trip despite the distressing experience.

  • @[email protected]English
    32•21 hours ago

    Honestly they could’ve secured the body to one of the flight staff seats. If there’s no extra, the flight attendant could sit next to a passenger.

    • @robbinhoodEnglish
      4•11 hours ago

      That’s a good point. Wonder why they didn’t just do that?

      • K[r]ukenbergEnglish
        2•8 hours ago

        Cause flight crew are seated next to emergency exits for a reason. Safety > inconvenience

        • @robbinhoodEnglish
          1•8 hours ago

          Most of the planes I’ve been on had at least some crew seats tucked into the back and out of the way of the primary exits if I am remembering correctly. There probably is a good reason, such as tripping hazards for the crew doing their work or the seats not really being effective for long term seating and keeping the body in place (I’m thinking of the fold down crew seats).