A spokesperson for Qatar Airways said in a statement: "First and foremost our thoughts are with the family of the passenger who sadly passed away on board our flight.
A spokesperson for Qantas said: "Ms Colin booked tickets through Qantas and travelled with Qatar Airways, a fellow Oneworld Alliance carrier.
Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were travelling to Venice on a Qatar Airways flight when a fellow shockingly collapsed when the plane was mid-air.
The Aussie couple said that they were not taken care of by the crew of the passenger jet, claiming that they failed to relocate them away from the body.
Ms Colin said: "I'm trying to make the best of a pretty hard situation, but, you know, we're on holiday so we're really trying to have a good time.".
