Qatar Airways is defending the actions of its crew after two passengers complained when they were forced to sit next to another passenger’s dead body for four hours on their flight from Melbourne to Doha,

An Australian couple claim they were forced to sit beside a dead woman’s body for four hours during a long-haul flight from Australia to Qatar, A Current Affair reported. Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were aboard a Qatar Airways plane from Melbourne to Venice,

An Australian couple's story went viral this week after they said crew members placed a dead body in the seats next to them.

Qatar Airways defends its response to an incident where a woman died mid-flight. The airline states its crew acted professionally by relocating the deceased while providing support to affected passengers.

Qatar Airways has defended its actions after a woman died on board a flight from Melbourne to Doha and her body was placed next to another passenger for the remainder of the journey

Qatar Airways issued a statement, saying that its cabin crew acted quickly, professionally and appropriately in placing the dead body of the woman next to the couple. It further said that they had issued compensation to the passengers distressed by the incident.

An Australian couple has criticised Qatar Airways after being seated next to a deceased passenger for several hours on a long-haul flight from Melbourne to Doha. Mitchell Ring and his wife, Jennifer Colin,