Five women are appealing a Federal Court judgment that stopped them from bringing civil action against Qatar Airways and the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority after they were subjected to invasive strip searches at Doha International Airport.
The Australian women were among hundreds who were removed from their flight by armed guards at Doha’s Hamad International Airport in 2020 after a baby was found unattended in a bathroom. They were then strip-searched without their consent to determine if they had given birth recently.
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Ayesha de Kretser is a senior reporter with The Australian Financial Review covering the aviation and tourism sectors. She has previously reported on banking, mining and commodity markets. Connect with Ayesha on Twitter. Email Ayesha at ayesha.dekretser@afr.com.au
