Qatar Airways defends leaving dead body next to couple on flight for several hours

Qatar Airways has said its staff acted “quickly, appropriately and professionally” when a couple were forced to sit next to the body of a woman who died mid-flight.

Following an internal review, the airline said in a statement that cabin crew responded “at all times in line with training and industry standard practice” after the death of a passenger onboard.

Australian travellers Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were bound for a “dream trip” to Venice when a female passenger…