Qatar didn’t force the German men’s national team to fly back to Oman after it landed in Doha, as a recent social media post claimed.
The team flew on a regional airline from Oman to Qatar a few days later. The World Cup started Nov. 20.
that it and the airline decided not to take the Lufthansa plane to Qatar because it would be empty on its return from Doha. The decision was rooted in environmental sustainability, the team said.shows the team before boarding the plane in Frankfurt on Nov. 14. It doesn’t show Qatar refusing to accept the plane, forcing its return to Oman.
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