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An Australian couple said they were forced to sit next to a passenger's body who died on a recent Qatar Airways long-haul flight.

Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were embarking on their dream trip to Venice and about 10 hours into the flight from Melbourne, Australia, to Doha, Qatar, when a woman leaving the aircraft lavatory collapsed and died near their row, the couple told Australian news outlet A Current Affair on Sunday

"Unfortunately, the lady couldn't be saved, which was pretty heartbreaking to watch," Ring told the news station. "They tried to wheel her up towards business class, but she was quite a large lady, and they couldn't get her through the aisle."

"They looked a bit frustrated, then they just looked at me and saw seats were available beside me; my wife was on the other side, and we were in a row of four.

The flight crew asked Ring to move seats and placed the deceased passenger in his former seat. The couple said they were not offered to relocate seats despite there being empty seats. For the last four hours of the flight, the couple sat in the same row with the dead passenger and was told to stay seated upon landing for medical crews to remove the body.

The couple told A Current Affair the incident was traumatizing, and they have not been offered support from the airline. "They have a duty of care towards their customers as well as their staff, we should be contacted to make sure, do you need some support, do you need some counselling," Ring said.

Qatar Airways told USA TODAY in an email statement on Tuesday: "First and foremost our thoughts are with the family of the passenger who sadly passed away on board our flight. We apologise for any inconvenience or distress this incident may have caused, and are in the process of contacting passengers in line with our policies and procedures."

Source: USATODAY

WTF

Well...

I would move if I wanna

This is very weird.
There should be provisions for such in-flight emergencies instead of forcing passengers to sit beside a corpse.

e get as e be
e be as e get

Empty seats available, but they kept the body next to them, what’s Qatar Airways not telling us? 🥴

These oyinbo and their wahala........How about me that has driven the corpse of my friend's younger brother from Kano to Imo state??

Dude was seated beside me on the front passenger seat as though he was still alive!!!

Were they scared of the corpse??

Abi make them put am for overhead locker or fold am and slid am under the front seat

GOFRONT:
These oyinbo and their wahala........How about me that has driven the corpse of my friend's younger brother from Kano to Imo state??

Dude was seated beside me on the front passenger seat as though he was still alive!!!

Seriously?

It's kinda scary

GanagiBitrus:
This is very weird.

e get as e be
e be as e get

U go like Bleep my guy girl ?

Lawsuit loading

Rest easy

4 hours to landing?

Na court settlement money these ones dey find. I'm pretty sure they were not seated close to the body.

Lets hear from Qatar Airways.

GOFRONT:
These oyinbo and their wahala........How about me that has driven the corpse of my friend's younger brother from Kano to Imo state??

Dude was seated beside me on the front passenger seat as though he was still alive!!!

You really get mind.

Police no stop you?

If it is Africa couple especially my naija couple, dammn that empty seat will be fought for..

Noted.

I can imagine how the couple would have felt
Person don die go,nothing to fear

If the dead woman could squeeze thru I am sure they would have placed her in a more convenient place

Everyone would taste death. Rest in peace to the dead

GOFRONT:
These oyinbo and their wahala........How about me that has driven the corpse of my friend's younger brother from Kano to Imo state??

Dude was seated beside me on the front passenger seat as though he was still alive!!!

Wow! You get strong mind oooo. May his soul continue to rest in peace.

This is crazy oo

Even when nothing happen, I dey change seat for plane. Talk more of seating close to a corpse....Never

Didn't rigor mortis set in during the flight!? ...guess they had to be snapping body parts to straighten her out . Law suit loading.

All shades of wrong... As big as the plane is, they couldn't stash the corpse elsewhere?!!

Not right at all.

Knowing oyibos, they didn't say pem during the ordeal. Now the journey is over, they are forming victims. I believe if they spoke out at the time, they would be given new seats. They didn’t because the average oyibo is afraid to offend.

Bxhd

I guess the crew thought that if they offered the couple another seats, those seated at the front and rear may want another seats too, and potentially every other person in that section.

Nonetheless, if the deceased could have made it through the door, they shouldn't had given up and actually made sure to get the corpse to the said business class. Traumatizing indeed.

GOFRONT:
These oyinbo and their wahala........How about me that has driven the corpse of my friend's younger brother from Kano to Imo state??

Dude was seated beside me on the front passenger seat as though he was still alive!!!

That's totally different, you were physically and mentally prepared. Imagine you're travelling long distance on GIG motors and you're made to sit next to a corpse for hours! There's no way you won't freak out

If na me, I must change seat as long as empty seats dey

GOFRONT:
These oyinbo and their wahala........How about me that has driven the corpse of my friend's younger brother from Kano to Imo state??

Dude was seated beside me on the front passenger seat as though he was still alive!!!

Oga go front which kind nonsenserubbish be this. Are you serious?!!