Five Australian women who were strip-searched and invasively examined at Doha airport have failed in their bid to sue Qatar Airways.
They and other women were ordered off a flight and checked for whether they had given birth after a baby was found abandoned in an airport bin in 2020.
The incident sparked public outrage and it was condemned by several nations.
An Australian court found the state-owned airline could not be prosecuted under the laws governing global travel.
Justice Halley also struck out the women’s case against Qatar’s aviation regulator, saying it was immune from foreign prosecution.
However he said they could pursue their claim against a subsidiary of Qatar Airlines called Matar, which is contracted to run Hamad International Airport.
Source: Qatar Airways avoids Australian lawsuit over women’s invasive examinations