An airline traveler has spoken of his shock after cabin staff sat him next to the body of a fellow passenger who had died during the flight.

TMZ reports that Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were traveling to Venice, Italy from Melbourne, Australia via Doha, Qatar when a woman died mid-flight after collapsing into an a

Qatar Airways defends leaving dead body next to couple on flight for several hours - Staff acted ‘at all times in line with training and industry standard practice’, said the airline

As part of its internal review. Qatar Airways found crew had acted "quickly, appropriately and professionally" when they decided to put the deceased woman's body in a seat for the last four hours of a

Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Melbourne to Venice, Italy, when a fellow passenger reportedly collapsed and passed away. The couple claimed that the cabin crew instructed them to remain in their seats next to the body for the remaining four hours of the flight.

The passenger was on the Qatar Airways plane for Doha, Qatar, when she collapsed in the aisle, scenes described as "pretty heartbreaking to watch" by other shocked tourists

Qatar Airways crew unable to move large passenger’s body to business class after mid-flight death. The couple was forced to remain on the aircraft while medical services attended to the deceased passenger after landing.

An Australian couple have gone public with their criticisms of how Qatar Airways handled a blanket-draped corpse during a long-haul flight they were on last week. A passenger died during the 14-hour flight from Melbourne, Australia that made a stop in Doha, Qatar, before heading to Venice. The couple was headed to Venice for vacation.

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 maintained.

An Australian couple have recounted the "traumatic" experience of having a deceased passenger's body placed next to them during a Qatar Airways flight. Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were en route to Venice for a dream holiday when a woman died in the aisle next to them on the Melbourne to Doha flight.

Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin, en route for a connecting flight to Venice, recounted the "pretty heartbreaking" moments they witnessed as the woman lost her life. The flight, booked via Qantas, is now the subject of an investigation following the incident which is reported to have occurred last week.

Mitchell Ring and wife Jennifer Colin were seated next to the corpse while travelling en-route to Venice, despite other empty seats, they said.