- A couple said that they should share a row with a body after the death of a passenger on their journey.
- One of BI’s previous flight attendants said how CREW is trained to deal with medical emergencies.
- Aviation Trade Organization has instructions to deal with deaths in the air.
Mitchell Range and Jennifer Coleen were heading to Venice when another passenger died on their journey from Melbourne to Doha.
Ring told Nine News that he had spent the last four hours of the 14 -hour country Airlines flight participating in a row with the woman’s body.
After the passenger collapsed in the corridor near their class, Ring said: “They did everything in their power, but unfortunately, it was not possible to save the lady, which was very tragic to see.”
“They tried to draw her to the degree of business, but she was a big lady and they were unable to get it through the corridor.”
He added that the flight attendants saw that there was two vacant seats in Range, describing Colin, which consists of four. Then they asked Ring to move and put the body in the seat where he was sitting.
Ring said that the cabin crew did not provide the couple with different seats to move to it.
While another row in the classroom offered his wife, Ring nine News told that he spent the rest of the trip in the same class as the body.
He added that he was told to remain sitting after the plane landed, as the medical crews boarded the plane and removed the blankets covering the body.
“Our ideas are with the members of the passenger family who passed away on a modern flight on Qatar Airways from Melbourne, Australia,” the airline said in a statement.
“The safety and comfort of all our passengers is of great importance to us.”
Qatar said it had contacted the affected passengers to address their fears.
Aircraft deaths are not unknown, although they are relatively rare. A 2013 study found that medical emergencies occur once in every 604 trips. The deaths are rare, resulting from 0.3 % of these accidents.
How the crew is trained to deal with dead passengers
Passengers who die during flights are often placed in an empty row of seats.
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What really happens when someone dies on a plane? Airlines have protocols in place, and employees are trained to deal with medical emergencies. The International Air Transport Association, a commercial group of aviation, has guidelines to deal with death on board.
“We were told to be sympathetic and understand as much as possible, especially if the passenger travels with people,” said Pierre Yves Monerfille, who spent 17 years as a flight attendant at British Airways.
He said that from an ideal point of view, there will be an empty row to apply the body. In the case of Qatar Airways, Monerfille said it was suspected that the flight was very busy.
He said he was trained to “find a way to make it unclear as possible.” For example, not putting a blanket on their head and maintaining it in a straight position as possible.
While Monerfil did not deal with the death of a passenger during his period as a disease on the trip, he said that he used to provide first aid with the French Red Cross – as he had difficulty moving the body.
“It is extremely difficult to deal with an unconscious person in an ordinary house, but you can imagine in such a confined space [as a plane]He told Bi.
Monerfil added that it will be an additional challenge on the latest aircraft because the corridors are narrower to suit more seats.
Qatar Airways said in a statement on Friday with BBC News that the treatment of the crew with the death of women was “in line with training and standard practice of industry.”
In 2021, a virus flight attendant went on Tiktok because she explained the procedures if a passenger died on a plane.
“If they have a heart attack and die, and there is nothing we can do about it, and we cannot start CPR, we will wait only until we reach our final destination.”
She also said that despite the myth that is placed in aircraft baths, this is not possible because the body cannot be safely tied.
In the past, some aircraft had specific compartments for bodies.
In 2004, Airbus A340-500s airlines began operating with a cabinet that could store a body, which became known as the “corpse cabinet”. Airlines A340-500s retired in 2013.
Airbus A350. The carrier has previously operated “Corpse CuPoards” on some aircraft.
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Under the most formal instructions for iATA, the first thing that the flight crews should do is notify the captain, which must inform the authorities at the destination airport. Then the deceased should be transferred to a seat with a few passengers.
If the journey is full, the body should be placed in its original seat, or not hindering the corridor or exit. “Be aware of the difficulty of the situation for comrades and spectators,” says instructions.
IATA also recommends using a body bag, if any, pressure to the neck or using a blanket. Eyes add and secure the body with a seat belt.
The descent should be done first, while any family members should stay with the body.
