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.

  • LustyArgonian
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    618 days ago

    Instincts, man. People here lack them. Don’t hang out next to a dead body of someone who just randomly collapsed, especially on something like a plane which can experience bad turbulence.

      • LustyArgonian
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        318 days ago

        She could bleed out of her mouth, nose, or other orifices depending on how she died, and people have a lot of blood in them. Also pee, vomit

          • LustyArgonian
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            18 days ago

            Blankets aren’t waterproof. And bodies that are dead are very floppy, trash bags can be punctured when they shift around.

                • @samus12345@lemm.ee
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                  117 days ago

                  That’s true. The odds of me having the opportunity to sit next to one on a plane are extremely, low, though, so it’s a moo point.

                  • LustyArgonian
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                    117 days ago

                    Given Trump’s policies, idk about that. It might become commonplace for us to see dead bodies. It was during his last admin, all those makeshift body storage areas, remember?