The passengers previously spoke out after being told they couldn't move seats and instead had to sit next to a deceased fellow passenger on their flight

Melbourne: Qatar Airways on Friday reacted to the claims made by an Australian couple that they were forced to sit next to a dead body on a long-haul flight from Melbourne to Venice. The airline said that its crew "acted quickly",

Qatar Airways said its crew handled the body of a woman who died during a flight from Melbourne to Doha in a professional manner, after a couple said they were forced to sit next to the body. The passenger collapsed in the aisle next to Australian passengers Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin's row after going to the toilet,