Qatar Airways says crew handled passenger’s midflight death ‘appropriately’
Qatar Airways said an internal review found its cabin crew had “acted quickly, appropriately and professionally” in their handling of a deceased passenger whose body was placed next to an Australian couple for the remainder of the flight.
Qatar Airways said Friday that an internal review found its cabin crew had “acted quickly, appropriately and professionally” in its handling of a deceased passenger whose body was placed next to an Australian couple for the remainder of the flight.
The couple told Australian media that they were forced to sit next to the woman’s body after she collapsed and died last week about 10 hours into their 14-hour flight from Melbourne to Doha.
“It is an unfortunate reality that unexpected deaths do sometimes occur on board aircraft across the aviation industry, and our crew are highly trained to deal with these situations with as much respect and dignity as possible,” the airline said in a statement.
“After an internal review, it is clear that Qatar Airways cabin crew acted quickly, appropriately and professionally at all times in line with training and industry standard practice.”
The airline added that passengers were accommodated to other seats and that a crew member was sitting with the deceased passenger for the rest of the flight until it landed in Doha.
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