News / Qatar Airways plans legal action as operating costs soar due to trade blockade

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Qatar Airways is considering legal action to gain back money lost through the Saudi-led blockade of the Gulf state.

The carrier’s chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, told Bloomberg TV at the Paris Air Show tabs were being kept of increased costs incurred because of the trade blockade for use in any “legal tribunals”.

Meanwhile, fears that freight rates to the state would soar appear unfounded, and data from online freight booking platform Freightos suggests the sanctions appear to have had a negligible impact on freight ...