An Australian couple said they were forced to sit next to a passenger's body after she died onboard a Qatar Airways flight.

A Melbourne couple has recounted their distress after they said they had to sit next to the body of a passenger who had died midflight, despite there being other empty seats available.

After a passenger unexpectedly died on a flight from Australia, their body remained seated next to a couple for hours. The incident occurred during the 15-hour flight from Melbourne to Doha. Qatar Airways extended condolences to the passenger’s family and apologized for any distress caused.

An Australian couple have spoken of the "traumatic" moment the body of a dead passenger was placed next to them on a Qatar Airways flight. Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin, who were travelling to Venice for a dream holiday,