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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 7 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A senior Qatar Airways executive told an Australian Senate inquiry on Wednesday there would be no repeat of an incident at Doha’s international airport in 2020 in which female passengers were subjected to invasive gynecological examinations.

They wrote to Catherine King through their lawyer in June urging that Qatar Airways not be allowed to double its number of Australian services from the current 28 flights per week.

“When you are considering Qatar Airways’ bid for extra landing rights, we beg you to consider its insensitive and irresponsible treatment of us and its failure to ensure the safety and dignity of its passengers,” they said.

Qatar Senior Vice President Fathi Atti told the inquiry that the airline learned of the decision through the news media on July 10 and did not receive official notification from the Australian government until 10 days later.

The committee is also examining whether Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways influenced the government’s decision in order to reduce competition and keep air fares high.

Vanessa Hudson, who became Qantas chef executive this month, told the committee the airline made a submission to the government last October saying that the international aviation market needed to fully recover from the pandemic before Qatar Airways was given more Australian services.


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