An Australian couple claimed they were ‘traumatised’ after being forced to sit next to a corpse for several hours during a flight to Europe.
A woman collapsed in the aisle near to where Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were sitting in their seats on a Qatar Airways flight.
The woman was placed in an aisle seat next to the couple.
The woman died and could not be moved due to her size, the couple said.
“They tried to wheel her up towards business class, but she was quite a large lady then they just looked at me and saw seats were available beside me. And they just said, ‘Can you move over, please?’”.
Blankets were placed over the dead woman.
When the flight landed in Doha, the couple were asked to remain in their seats while police and a medical crew removed the woman from the plane.
Qatar Airlines said it is ‘in the process of contacting passengers in line with our policies and procedures.’
“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.”