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Ms King has since suggested that rejecting Qatar Airways' bid was made within the "context" of five Australian women being strip-searched at Doha Airport in October 2020, but said there was "no one factor" that influenced her decision.
Some have suggested it is unlikely a decision based on a moral principle would really influence the decision of a government to deny an international carrier access to the market. But then I remembered many years ago, SQ was desperate to fly the Pacific, Aus to USA, and had lobbied hard for years. But the final decision to deny them access was made just 2 weeks after the execution of Van Nguyen. Although it was denied it was widely though the route decision was linked to the execution:
Singapore angry at air route denial