A couple of Australia tells the “traumatic” moment that the body of a dead passenger is placed next to their flight to Qatar Airways.
Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin, who were traveling to Venice for a Dream Holiday, Told Australia’s Channel 9 a woman died in the aisle beside them during the flight from Melbourne to Doha.
The couple said Cabin Crew was sitting in his corpse, covered with the sheets, next to Mr Ring’s ring for the remaining four hours of flying and not offered to move him, however no seats.
Qatar Airways says it apologies for “any inconvenience or distress this event can cause”, adding it to the passengers’ contact process.
Mr. Singay said the staff answered “at any time” when the woman was crushed, but it was so sad that the lady could not be saved, as if he had broken the heart, “he said to A current aquair program.
Cabin Crew tried and failed to move his body toward business class, he explained.
“They tried to recover him toward the business class, but he was a big woman and they couldn’t pass through the way.
“They looked slightly, then they just watched me and seeing the chairs by my side – my wife was on the other side, in a row of four.
“They said, ‘Can you move please?’ And I just said, ‘Yes no problem’.
“Then they put the girl on the chair I was there.”
Ms Colin said he was shocked when her husband said they were asked to move: “I said, ‘Will they be put there?’
While MS Colin has turned into an empty seat nearby, Mr Ring said Cabin Crew didn’t give it a choice to do it by Cabin Crew – even if there are vacant seats.
When the plane returned four hours ago, he said passengers were asked to stay put while the medical staff and police rode.
“Ambulance officials began to withdraw female sheets,” says Mr. Ring.
“I saw his face.
“I can’t believe they told us to stay.”
The pair says they have not been contacted nor offered any support of Qatar Airways or Qantas, the plane they booked the flight.
“They have a duty to take care of their customers as well as their staff,” says Mr. Ring.
“We have to be contacted to make sure, do you need support, do you need counseling?
“I never know how I feel and want to talk to someone to make sure I’m good.”
Ms Colin called the “traumatic” experience and said: “We do not understand that we cannot kill the plane, but there is a protocol to care for customers.”
In a statement, Qatar Airways said: “First and first of our thoughts with the family of passengers who were sadly riding our flight.
“We apologize for any inconvenience or distress this event can cause, and is in the process of contacting passenger lines of our policies and procedures.”
A Qantas spokesman said: “The process for managing incidents aboard a plane like this is governed by the operating plane, which in this case is Qatar Airways.”
