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Here are Doha’s most visited destinations for summer 2023, according to Uber

Doha has emerged as a year-round hotspot, according to this new Uber report. Doha has appeared to shatter its traditional summer snooze as tourists and residents flocked to its vibrant…

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Qatar Airways pulls plug on Qantas staff perk after Australia rejects extra flights

Australian travellers and government are caught up in an entanglement as Qantas staff benefits end in the wake of Qatar Airways bid rejection. The now-former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce’s attack…

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Qantas CEO steps down as Australia launches probe into controversial Qatar Airways decision

The day Joyce stood down as CEO falls on the same day a senate vote went through. Qantas Airways’s long-serving CEO Alan Joyce will step down from the company two…

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Australia opposition accuse PM of ‘acting in interest of Qantas mates’ after Qatar Airways block

In July, the Australian government rocked the aviation industry after denying a request from Qatar Airways to introduce an additional 21 flights weekly to Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Australia’s prime…

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Aussie travellers say they prefer Qatar Airways as extra flights request denied due to alleged Qantas lobbying

Social media users have entered the chat, leaving comments on a video posted by The Guardian Australia expressing their viewpoints their preference for Qatar Airways over Qantas. In the midst…

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Qatar Airways expansion would have lowered airfares: Australia’s competition watchdog

Head of the ACCC confirmed that the watchdog would actively seek penalties exceeding $250 million for Qantas’ sale of tickets for non-existent flights. Increasing the number of Qatar Airways flights…

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Perth Airport joins calls to reverse ban on extra Qatar Airways flights

The rejection is thought to have been influenced by strong opposition from Qantas and a major legal issue that occurred at Doha’s Hamad International Airport in 2020, though officials have…

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Ex Australia competition watchdog chiefs call for probe into ‘bad’ decision to block Qatar Airways bid

“Customers have been put second, so has tourism, business, freight, many other interests, also other airlines,” a former ACCC chief said. The Australian government’s rejection of a Qatar Airways bid…

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Qatar among top three countries filing most Schengen visa applications per capita

Kosovo, Kuwait & Qatar nationals filed the most visa applications per capita in 2022 to Europe. Nationals from Qatar, Kuwaiti and Kosovo filed the most visa applications per capita in…

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