Under the agreement with Qatar Airways, where it buys a 25% stake in Virgin, the Australian airline plans to launch its own long-haul flights.
Turbulence on a Qatar Airways flight has injured 12 people, just days after a man died due to turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight.
What was the Qatar Airways decision? A Senate Committee tasked with scrutinising the controversial decision has called for an urgent review.
You may have been hearing stories in the news over the last few weeks about the Federal Government facing questions over Qatar Airways. On the surface, this is a story about one political decision. This saga however, has raised questions about political transparency, Australia’s relationship with Qantas, and how Australian women on Qatar flights came to be strip searched in 2020.
What was the Qatar Airways decision? The Government is facing sustained backlash over their call to block more flights into Australia.
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