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So I get how that's bad for the environment and all
But why are their flights limited to 28 in the first place?
There is a bit of a scandal in aus at the moment about this. Qatar asked for more international flights (they back Virgin Australia, one of 2 major domestic carriers in Australia). Government said no, for undisclosed reasons.
The "national" carrier Qantas are scumbags with the government in their pocket and likely quietly lobbied against it, but also Qatar International Airport did this to Australian citizens not that long ago:
https://amp.abc.net.au/article/12817070
So it's just kind of dickheads all the way down.
Yeah... fuck Qatar for that, goddamn thats a human rights violation if I ever saw one
Like Qatar gives a good god damn about human rights.