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‘Overworked and fatigued,’ Qatar Airways pilots complain of long working hours

A spokesperson from the flag carrier told Doha News that it is working to put “the most rigorous fatigue risk management programme in place.” Some pilots at Qatar Airways have…

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Qatar introduces new passengers tax at its airports

The new mandatory passenger fees will be implemented starting 1st April and will include tax on security and air freight infrastructure. Passengers arriving, leaving, or transiting through Hamad International Airport…

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Airbus revokes Qatar Airways contract for 50 A321neo jets amid escalating rift

Qatar Airways previously demanded $618 million in contractual compensation from airplane manufacturer. Airplane manufacturer, Airbus, has terminated a contract with Qatar Airways for 50 smaller A321neo jets on Thursday as…

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Qatar Airways says no change in US flights despite 5G concerns

All Qatar-US flights will operate as normal until further updates regarding the 5G deployment concerns are announced. After concerns rose globally over the rollout of 5G signals disrupting flights in…

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Qatar’s NHRC holds training course on human rights at airports

Seven women subjected to nonconsensual invasive searches at Qatar’s airport last year are planning to sue authorities over the incident. Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee [NHRC] organised a training course…

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Australian women to sue Qatar over HIA strip search incident

The incident occurred last year after a newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a bin at one of Hamad International Airport’s [HIA] facilities. Seven women subjected to nonconsensual invasive…

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Qatar updates its COVID travel safety list

The updated travel list will be effective from 15 November at 12pm. Qatar’s ministry of health announced on Friday new updates to its travel lists of countries based on their…

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UK places Qatar on its ‘red’ travel list

UK closes borders to Qatar travellers effective Friday. British authorities added Qatar onto the country’s red list on Monday evening, as part of strict measures to help contain surging cases…

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Australia presses Qatar for report into airport ‘abandoned baby’ incident

Qatar’s government had promised to conduct an investigation into the incident which saw more than a dozen Australian women invasively searched during a police hunt for the mother of a…

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