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Astitchintime Wed 26-Feb-25 07:52:34

Seemingly true.......But we are only given the passengers side of the story as Qatar Airlines have not commented. And for context, I do not believe everything that I read in the press.

If the body was put into the aisle seat this would effectively 'trap' any passengers sitting along side - personally I would have objected immediately (dead bodies tend to leak bodily fluids which is not pleasant) - and how would those passengers get to the toilet??

Apparently, the deceased passenger was rather large and difficult to handle, hence put into the available seat.

Clearly, no one considered the implications of putting the body there, and seemingly the complaining passenger didn't speak up at the time.

RosieandherMaw Wed 26-Feb-25 07:37:09

Is this a true story?
Where? When?

Auntieflo Wed 26-Feb-25 07:06:44

Surely a case for upgrading the gentleman traveller!

BlueBelle Wed 26-Feb-25 07:00:26

A gentleman had to sit next to a dead passenger for a number of hours on a flight how would you feel ?

I don’t think it was handled that well surely it would have been preferable to move people round a bit if there was room to do so (it did say there were some empty seats) however she was apparently a very large lady who they couldn’t get through parts of the aisle so not sure they had a lot of choice the man said there were other seats free but they didn’t offer him them I think I d have just taken myself to one without waiting for them telling me to
At the end of the day a recently dead body isn’t going to cause you any harm is it that much different to a live one I don’t think I d have been traumatised by it I couldn’t see the actually seating arrangement I presume she was placed in the aisle seat snd he felt a bit trapped !,
All a bit unfortunate for everyone and a bit of a downer on your holiday