News / Qatar Airways in legal bid for compensation over 'illegal' four-nation blockade

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Qatar Airways is seeking at least $5bn in compensation from the four countries which imposed a blockade on its flights.

The carrier has launched four international investment arbitrations against the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt over their 2017 decision to block the airline from their airspace.

The arbitrations will seek compensation for the costs Qatar Airways has incurred as a result, which, in its 2018 results, it estimated at some $1.5bn.

Qatar Airways said: “For three decades, Qatar Airways made substantial investments in ...