Australian women alleging ‘unlawful’ treatment at Doha airport launch appeal

Five women who say they were forced to undergo invasive examinations seek to overturn judgment finding they could not directly sue Qatar Airways

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Five women who allege they were forced off a Qatar Airways plane by armed guards and intimately examined at Doha airport are attempting to overturn a legal decision that found they could not sue the airline directly.

Earlier this month, Australia’s federal court dismissed a lawsuit lodged against Qatar Airways over the October 2020 incident at Doha airport, with justice John Halley determining that the five Australian women bringing the case could instead refile their claims for damages against Matar, a Qatar Airways-owned subsidiary engaged by the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) to run Doha airport.

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