Women’s Lawsuit Advances Against Qatar Airways after Invasive Examinations at Doha Airport

Melbourne, Australia – An Australian court has dismissed the case of five women who sought compensation from Qatar Airways regarding intrusive gynecological exams conducted on passengers at Doha’s airport in 2020. However, the women’s case against the airport’s operator, the Qatar Company for Airports Operation and Management (MATAR), will move forward. The women, whose identities remain confidential due to court orders, were among numerous women who were forcibly removed from planes in Doha on October 2, 2020, as authorities were searching for the mother of an abandoned newborn baby found in a trash can at … Read more