Results: Couple left seated next to deceased passenger after woman dies mid-flight
Published on 02/26/2025
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/couple-forced-sit-dead-body-plane-4-hours-woman-dies-flight-rcna193617
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Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were on a Qatar Airways flight from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatari capital, last week. About 10 hours into the flight, a woman exited the restroom, collapsed and died in front of them, the couple told Australian news program "A Current Affair" on Sunday. Have you ever been on a flight with a medical emergency?
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Ring said the flight crew then put the woman's body in an empty seat next to the couple for the remaining four hours of the flight. "They looked a bit frustrated, then they just looked at me and saw seats were available beside me, my wife was on the other side, we were in a row of four," Ring said. "They said, 'Can you move over please?' and I just said, 'Yes no problem'. Then they placed the lady in the chair I was in." The couple said the flight crew would not let them change seats for the remainder of the flight and asked them to remain seated as medical staff addressed the body upon landing. They added that they were not offered any support by Qatar Airlines after the fact. If you were in this situation, how would you react? I would be deeply uncomfortable and want to change seats
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I would be upset but try to understand the crew's decision
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I wouldn't mind as long as it was handled respectfully
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It wouldn't bother me at all
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Other (please specify)
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| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.89% | 51 | |
| NA | 0.19% | 5 |
| I don't know | 0.07% | 2 |
| Not sure | 0.07% | 2 |
| N/A | 0.07% | 2 |
| Not an issue for me; I don't fly on commercial airlines | 0.04% | 1 |
| The woman died, not mm | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don't know how I would handle it. | 0.04% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.04% | 1 |
| They should have put her in her original seat | 0.04% | 1 |
| This was unacceptable. She should have been placed in a crew seat and the plane should have landed at the nearest airport. Just awful and incompetent. | 0.04% | 1 |
| The crew could have put them in another area of the plane. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I feel it could have been handled differrnt, as the deceased could have been moved to the employee area out of the publics view | 0.04% | 1 |
| I would be uncomfortable but understanding at the same time. I would expect some form of compensation. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Undecided | 0.04% | 1 |
| I'd demand the body be removed from the cabin. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I would demand to be seated some place else. Or get a refund. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Where was the dead gal originally sitting? | 0.04% | 1 |
| I never would ve gotten out of my seat in the first place so they couldn t use my seat then I would ve told them to shove it up there rumps and that they could go to heII !! | 0.04% | 1 |
| Not Applicable | 0.04% | 1 |
| Idk | 0.04% | 1 |
| I'd cause a 'ruckus' to get some attention. No one is putting a dead body next to me; totally reprehensible. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I can't imagine | 0.04% | 1 |
| That is disgraceful. | 0.04% | 1 |
| It should be handle with respect and the decese women should Have been inin a space where there was no customers and cover with a blanket. | 0.04% | 1 |
| It wouldn't even happen to me because I don't fly. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I would have moved anyway and asked for a refund unless they wanted a lawsuit | 0.04% | 1 |
| I'd try to understand the flight crew's dilemma, but would definitely not want to sit next to a dead body. | 0.04% | 1 |
| ... | 0.04% | 1 |
| I have no idea | 0.04% | 1 |
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