Qatar citizens banned from Qantas flights to Dubai

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QATARI nationals will not be allowed to board Qantas flights to Dubai because the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned them from passing through its airports after Arab powers cut ties with Qatar, an executive at the Australian airline has said.

Several Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE, cut ties with the tiny Gulf state on Monday over what they said is Qatar's support for terrorism, a claim that Qatar vehemently denied.