Qatar Airways says invasive examinations at airport were actions of police, not airline, Sydney court told
by Elias Visontay from on (#6DHPC)
Five Australian women are suing the airline and its subsidiary over what they claim was unlawful physical contact' in Doha in October 2020
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Qatar Airways has argued that an incident at Doha airport in which women were forcibly removed from planes by armed guards and some intimately examined without consent was a result of the actions of police and not airline or airport staff.
Five Australian woman are suing the airline and its subsidiary Matar, which runs Doha airport, over the incident in October 2020, seeking damages over unlawful physical contact" and mental health impacts, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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