Qatar Airways claims their crew 'acted quickly, appropriately and professionally' when the body of a woman who died mid-flight had to be put next to an Aussie couple. The airline issued the statement after the couple told Australia's Channel Nine that they were traumatised by the experience on the long-haul flight. Qatar Airways had apologised in a previous statement for 'any inconvenience or distress this incident may have caused.' The incident sparked debate over procedures on dealing with deaths on flights. Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin, who were travelling to Venice for a holiday, said the cabin crew had placed the dead woman, covered in blankets, next to Mr Ring for the last four hours of a 14-hour flight. They were also forced to stay on the plane after landing as cops examined the body next to them. #plane #passenger #qatarairways #flight #australian #body #venice #cops