Tearful couple forced to sit next to dead passenger on long haul flight to Italy

Express UK ^ | 2/25/25 | Lauran O'Toole

[DallasBiff]

The couple's once in a lifetime holiday was overshadowed when a woman died mid flight and was placed in the seat next to them.

An emotional Australian couple have been left "traumatised" after they were forced to sit next to a dead woman for hours after she died suddenly mid-flight.

Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were on a Qatar Airways flight from Melbourne to Doha, en route to Venice in Italy, when a woman suddenly collapsed in the aisle after going to the toilet.

[heavy metal]

kinda describes the biden administration...

[Retain Mike]

Makes sense to me. They could at least disable one restroom.

[metmom]

I find it unfathomable that the airline would do that.

There had to be SOME other options.

[Retain Mike]

Makes sense to me. They could at least disable one restroom.

[Nachoman]

Bad move by the flight attendants. Have they not heard of carrion luggage?

[gitmo]

LOL

[Deaf Smith]

Was reading what his wife posted on his about page.

[Gil4]

I was picturing a different accent - “She’s not dead, she’s resting.” Add “pining for the fjords” and “shagged out following a prolonged squawk” and there should be no problem.

[TornadoAlley3]

Probably took selfies with it. Now wants a mental anguish payout.

[QBFimi]

Retired airline captain here: So, it took 90 - 90! - posts before someone suggested putting her in a lav? After all there are 4-5 of them on larger aircraft.

And, since I’m now in my 16th year a volunteer law enforcement chaplain I can assure you that decomposition begins to occur quickly after death. The smell is unmistakable - ask any cop, fireman or EMT. If seated in a lavatory it would be vented overboard.

[Keyhopper]

No ma,am I only drank water the entire flight.
This drunk next to me had 12 rum and cokes

[wardaddy]

👍

[Palio di Siena]

I tried to wake her but she’s just dead

[fr_freak]

Definitely worth drinks on the house for the rest of the flight. But then I would spend the rest of the flight watching to see if she blinks.

"Yes, stewardess, I'll have the pork chops for dinner, and my seatmate says she wants the brains."

[Raven6]

She wasn’t dead... she was just pining for the fjords.

[alexander_busek]

As long as the corpse doesn’t smell or leak, who cares?

But it will smell and leak!

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

I would’ve asked for her peanuts

Airlines don't hand out bags of peanuts anymore!

Allergy risk!

This situation is brimming with material for stand-up comedy!

If I had been sitting next to the corpse, I would have loudly engaged it in small-talk, so that the other passengers and flight attendants could hear.

"So... This your first time flying?"

"So... What do you do for jet-lag?"

"I hear the in-flight movie is going to be 'Night of the Living Dead.'"

"Okay... Who cut the cheese?!"

"Would you like to have a religious conversation?"

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

Its not like it was a long dead corpse, fresh killed is probably not too bad as long as the bowels don’t release too much fluid.

Yeah, it probably wouldn't release more than a quart or so of bodily fluids and fecal matter into the cabin.

Corpses have absolutely no control over their bladders and bowels, so buckle up and enjoy the ride!

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

I don’t like that they put the body in a seat next to someone. There must have been a better solution, but...I wasn’t there, so I can’t say for sure.

If the plane had had at least one lavatory they could spare, they should have locked the corpse into it.

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

I don’t think the hold is available for access from the passenger compartment

That's what they would like you to believe!

Regards,