I don't get how this is possible (a little bit of a sensitive topic so trigger warning!)

[Anonymous]

How can this couple be asked to sit next to a dead person for hours? Don't dead people emit gas/produce fluids post mortem? How is this sanitary (in addition to being traumatic!)? I don't understand how airlines do not have a couple body bags for this purpose and some sort of a plan since it does happen once in a while.

https://people.com/couple-were-made-beside-corpse-plane-after-woman-dies-midway-through-flight-11685853

[Anonymous]

In terms of physiology of death, no, the first few hours are fine.

But I agree that the attendants were incredibly insensitive. I would have protested mightily. Did this couple do that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In terms of physiology of death, no, the first few hours are fine.

But I agree that the attendants were incredibly insensitive. I would have protested mightily. Did this couple do that?

I don't know that they did, but I also think it is asking to much to even put them in this situation of having to speak up. They might have felt shy about speaking up because then it might be viewed as disrespecting the deceased, embarrassing in front of other passengers who then would be asked too. Just not ok at all especially since it seems there was at least one seat in first class that could have been offered.

[Anonymous]

It's Qatar Air - they do things ... differently.

[Anonymous]

It really is no different than sitting next to a sleeping person for 4 hours from the safety perspective. They should have placed the deceased woman as far as they could from other passengers to avoid emotional distress but it's really not a safety issue.

[Anonymous]

In those 4 hours, the body wouldn't have started to smell yet. Unfortunately been around a lot of dead bodies.

Regardless, completely unacceptable for this to happen and I can't believe there isn't a plan B for situations like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It really is no different than sitting next to a sleeping person for 4 hours from the safety perspective. They should have placed the deceased woman as far as they could from other passengers to avoid emotional distress but it's really not a safety issue.

No different sitting next to a dead person than sitting next to a sleeping person? Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's Qatar Air - they do things ... differently.

Agreed.

Like forced gynecological exams on female passengers. Unbelievable!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It really is no different than sitting next to a sleeping person for 4 hours from the safety perspective. They should have placed the deceased woman as far as they could from other passengers to avoid emotional distress but it's really not a safety issue.

No different sitting next to a dead person than sitting next to a sleeping person? Lol

What's different about it? From a safety perspective.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It really is no different than sitting next to a sleeping person for 4 hours from the safety perspective. They should have placed the deceased woman as far as they could from other passengers to avoid emotional distress but it's really not a safety issue.

No different sitting next to a dead person than sitting next to a sleeping person? Lol

What's different about it? From a safety perspective.

Do most people not poop and pee at death? And also who knows what the person died from, if it's some sort of a virus.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It really is no different than sitting next to a sleeping person for 4 hours from the safety perspective. They should have placed the deceased woman as far as they could from other passengers to avoid emotional distress but it's really not a safety issue.

No different sitting next to a dead person than sitting next to a sleeping person? Lol

What's different about it? From a safety perspective.

Do most people not poop and pee at death? And also who knows what the person died from, if it's some sort of a virus.

Some do but certainly not all. And if the person had a virus, they had it when they were alive too. So again, not that different from sitting next a sleeping person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It really is no different than sitting next to a sleeping person for 4 hours from the safety perspective. They should have placed the deceased woman as far as they could from other passengers to avoid emotional distress but it's really not a safety issue.

No different sitting next to a dead person than sitting next to a sleeping person? Lol

What's different about it? From a safety perspective.

Do most people not poop and pee at death? And also who knows what the person died from, if it's some sort of a virus.

No, where did you get that from? The cause was probably a blood clot. They're a problem on planes (especially if the deceased was overweight), because people can't move very much.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It really is no different than sitting next to a sleeping person for 4 hours from the safety perspective. They should have placed the deceased woman as far as they could from other passengers to avoid emotional distress but it's really not a safety issue.

No different sitting next to a dead person than sitting next to a sleeping person? Lol

What's different about it? From a safety perspective.

Do most people not poop and pee at death? And also who knows what the person died from, if it's some sort of a virus.

No, where did you get that from? The cause was probably a blood clot. They're a problem on planes (especially if the deceased was overweight), because people can't move very much.

The poop part? I had always heard that, but here from Cleveland Clinic: "What happens to your body after death? Your muscles relax. Your muscles loosen immediately after death, releasing any strain on your bowel and bladder. As a result, most people poop and pee at death. Your skin may also sag, making it easier to see your bone structure beneath."

And of course a blood clot or cardiac event is most likely but you really cannot assume that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It really is no different than sitting next to a sleeping person for 4 hours from the safety perspective. They should have placed the deceased woman as far as they could from other passengers to avoid emotional distress but it's really not a safety issue.

No different sitting next to a dead person than sitting next to a sleeping person? Lol

What's different about it? From a safety perspective.

Do most people not poop and pee at death? And also who knows what the person died from, if it's some sort of a virus.

No, where did you get that from? The cause was probably a blood clot. They're a problem on planes (especially if the deceased was overweight), because people can't move very much.

The poop part? I had always heard that, but here from Cleveland Clinic: "What happens to your body after death? Your muscles relax. Your muscles loosen immediately after death, releasing any strain on your bowel and bladder. As a result, most people poop and pee at death. Your skin may also sag, making it easier to see your bone structure beneath."

And of course a blood clot or cardiac event is most likely but you really cannot assume that.

It clearly did not happen in this case so it's a moot point. Not everyone poops or pees after they die. The airline should have placed the deceased as far away from other passangers as they could have but it really wasn't a safety issue.

[Anonymous]

First of all, who declared her dead? If she was having a life threatening medical event wouldn't that trigger an emergency landing? Not just "well, she looks dead, let's get to where we're going and then worry about it." Damn.