For anybody that’s ever complained about their seats while flying, they need to read this story.
An Australian couple has come forward to talk about how they were forced to sit for nearly four hours next to the body of a stranger who had unfortunately died while on the plane during a 15-hour flight.
Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were on a Qatari Airlines flight from Melbourne to Doha when the woman began suffering a medical emergency.
Unfortunately, the flight crew were unable to revive her and she passed away. However, due to the woman’s size, the crew couldn’t move her to business class and she was placed in the same row at Ring and Colin.
Qatar Airways passengers forced to sit next to a CORPSE for hours during a flight.
An Australian couple were forced to sit next to a deceased passenger for 4 hours on a flight from Melbourne to Doha after a fellow passenger collapsed in the aisle near the aircraft's bathroom.… pic.twitter.com/jfTf11OyVR
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“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,” Mitchell told A Current Affair TV, adding that it was “heartbreaking to watch” the lady’s ordeal happen.
“Then they placed the lady in the chair I was in.”
Upon landing, officials asked the couple to remain in their seat so they could remove the corpse first, rather than just letting the couple get off the plane as soon as possible after having spent hours next to it.
“I can’t believe they told us to stay … it wasn’t nice,” Ring told the media outlet.
In a statement, Qatari Airlines said they are going to reach out to the two fliers.