Interesting posts, Luke and Metro Man.
Qatar does not sound like the sort of place that will tolerate legions of drunken Aussie tourists lurching around the main streets of Doha, which is a sad fact of life when your business involves transporting Australians anywhere.
Do they
really want to align with an Australian carrier?
If it does go ahead, the first batch of bogans who get locked up in Qatar for making a spectacle of themselves should generate some great publicity all 'round.