A Qantas passenger has blasted the airline after claiming they were forced to 'marinate' in a fellow traveller's vomit and ultimately leave their international flight. 'I was directly contaminated, along with the surrounding cabin area,' they wrote on Reddit. The passenger claimed Qantas crews only moved them to a clean area once other customers began to feel queasy from the odour. They claimed Qantas wrote to them, apologising for the incident, calling it distressing and unacceptable, and admitting it was not handled appropriately by cabin crew. Qantas claimed the customer's case was initially referred to the wrong team for assessment, but they now have fully reimbursed the customer for all their out-of-pocket expenses.

Source: Daily Mail February 10, 2026 12:00 UTC