There are loud airline passengers; drunks, seat recliners and seat-back kickers.
But being forced to sit next to corpse for several hours is probably even more unpleasant than dealing with those low life types.
An Australian couple said they were ‘traumatised’ after being forced to sit next to the body of a woman who died mid-flight during a trip to Europe.
A woman collapsed in the aisle near to where Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were sitting in their seats on a Qatar Airways flight - and the woman's body was allegedly placed in an aisle seat next to the couple.
The woman allegedly could not be moved due to her size, the couple said.
Blankets were placed over the dead woman.
When the flight landed in Doha, the couple were asked to remain in their seats while police and a medical crew removed the woman from the plane.
Qatar Airlines said it is ‘in the process of contacting passengers in line with our policies and procedures".
Which makes it a bit bloody slow.
“First and foremost, our thoughts are with the family of the passenger who sadly passed away on board our flight," the airline said.
"We apologise for any inconvenience or distress this incident may have caused.”
Which is just not good enough, is it?
The couple should have had their fares refunded or been upgraded at the very least.
Qatar Airways is owned by the Qatari government and recently entered a partnership agreement with Virgin Australia.
It will need to do a lot better if it doesn't want to alienate Australian passengers. Who are highly likely to speak up about events like this.
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