Australian women sue Qatar Airways over forced examinations at Doha airport

Five women are seeking damages for unlawful physical contact' and mental health impacts over October 2020 incident

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Five Australian women are suing Qatar Airways in the New South Wales supreme court over a 2020 incident in which they were forcibly removed from aeroplanes at gunpoint in Doha, and some intimately examined without explanation or their consent.

The women are seeking damages from both Qatar Airways and the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority - owned by the Qatari government - over the unlawful physical contact" and mental health impacts, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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