Originally Posted by
Traffic_Is_Er_Was
However, there is a difference. If the Aus Govt is going to make a stand about this, then have the balls enough to say that Qatar is being refused extra landing rights because of the human rights violations of the Qatari Government. To me, Qatar Airways itself is entirely blameless. It wasn't the airline taking the passengers off the aircraft or conducting the searches. I doubt they even knew exactly what was going on at the time.
The Aus government did nothing at the time of the alleged assaults. Bit hard to grandstand now.......unless you need a convenient straw to clutch at.
Fully funded, owned and regulated by their government. What difference does it make? They don’t deserve extra rights.
None of the ME3 do actually. All subsidised and wholly supported by their governments distorting the economic foundations of international travel due to the nature of their geography and wealth. Hardly tourism hotspots.