An Australian couple's story went viral this week after they said crew members placed a dead body in the seats next to them.

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 is now responding after passengers claim they were forced to sit next to a dead body for four hours on flight from Melbourne, Australia to Doha, Qatar.