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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      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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            118 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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              118 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?