After a passenger unexpectedly died on a flight from Australia, their body remained seated next to a couple for hours. The incident occurred during the 15-hour flight from Melbourne to Doha. Qatar Airways extended condolences to the passenger’s family and apologized for any distress caused.

One of the passengers claims there were a few spare seats but that flight attendants didn't offer to move them.

An Australian couple said they were forced to sit next to a passenger's body after she died onboard a Qatar Airways flight.

An Australian couple have spoken of the "traumatic" moment the body of a dead passenger was placed next to them on a Qatar Airways flight. Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin, who were travelling to Venice for a dream holiday,

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,

The couple was on a Qatar Airways flight from Australia to Qatar. The airline apologized for the incident in a statement.