Flights from COVID-stricken India still possible through Doha, posing risk to government travel ban

Australian travel restrictions with India are not as watertight as some federal authorities had hoped, with Qatar Airways confirming it remains possible to travel from India to Australia through Doha.

Two Australian cricketers are demonstrating just how straightforward travel to Australia can be, arriving on a flight from Doha on Thursday afternoon.

It is understood they have received no special permissions to return, travelling under the existing rules.

Earlier this…