Editing Qantas (section)

===Asylum seeker deportations===
Qantas has been subject to protests in relation to the deportation of asylum seekers, which led to disruptions of flights. In 2015 activists prevented the transfer of a Tamil man from Melbourne to Darwin (from where he was to be deported to Colombo) by refusing to take their seats on a Qantas flight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/protesting-uni-student-who-held-up-flight-told-to-pay-qantas/7816930|title=Protesting uni student who held up flight told to pay Qantas $3,430|first=Journalist Sarah|last=McVeigh|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=5 September 2016|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-date=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110055942/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/protesting-uni-student-who-held-up-flight-told-to-pay-qantas/7816930|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/02/woman-who-protested-against-asylum-seekers-deportation-on-qantas-flight-to-plead-not-guilty|title=Woman who protested against asylum seeker's deportation on Qantas flight to plead not guilty|first=Melissa|last=Davey|date=1 September 2016|website=the Guardian|access-date=27 January 2019|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803074220/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/02/woman-who-protested-against-asylum-seekers-deportation-on-qantas-flight-to-plead-not-guilty|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newmatilda.com/2015/03/03/qantas-bans-second-passenger-over-tarmac-tamil-protest|title=Qantas Bans Second Passenger Over Tarmac Tamil Protest – New Matilda|date=3 March 2015|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803074142/https://newmatilda.com/2015/03/03/qantas-bans-second-passenger-over-tarmac-tamil-protest/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/protesters-on-a-plane-stopped-an-asylum-seeker-deportation/|title=An Australian Protester on a Plane Stopped an Asylum Seeker from Being Potentially Deported|date=3 February 2015|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803044342/https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/qbeypm/protesters-on-a-plane-stopped-an-asylum-seeker-deportation|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warcry.org.au/single-post/2016/09/09/Jasmine-Pilbrow-Qantas-and-the-cost-of-justice|title=Jasmine Pilbrow, Qantas and the cost of justice – Salvos Warcry Magazine|website=Salvos Warcry Magazine|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803074020/http://www.warcry.org.au/single-post/2016/09/09/Jasmine-Pilbrow-Qantas-and-the-cost-of-justice|url-status=live}}</ref> It was reported that Qantas banned the student from taking Qantas flights in the future. A nameless head of security from Qantas sent a letter to the Melbourne student's email account saying her "actions are unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the Qantas Group or the Jetstar Group".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/67079496/qantas-bans-student-who-stood-up-for-what-she-believed-in|title=Qantas bans student who stood up for what she believed in|website=Stuff|date=6 March 2015|access-date=30 August 2018|archive-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907065239/https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/67079496/qantas-bans-student-who-stood-up-for-what-she-believed-in|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also in 2015, another Tamil man was to be sent from Melbourne to Darwin to later be deported. A protest by the man led to him not being put on the aircraft. A spokesman for Qantas said flight QF838 was delayed almost two hours.  A spokesperson from Qantas stated that "[s]afety and security is the number-one priority for all airlines and an aircraft is not the right place for people to conduct protests."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/mar/10/protest-at-melbourne-airport-stops-forced-transfer-of-tamil-asylum-seeker|title=Protest at Melbourne airport stops forced transfer of Tamil asylum seeker|first1=Oliver|last1=Milman|first2=Ben|last2=Doherty|date=10 March 2015|website=the Guardian|access-date=27 January 2019|archive-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804140244/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/mar/10/protest-at-melbourne-airport-stops-forced-transfer-of-tamil-asylum-seeker|url-status=live}}</ref> Campaigners also asked Qantas to rule out deporting Iraqi man Saeed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialist-alliance.org/news/no-deportation-free-saeed-villawood-detention-centre|title=No deportation. Free Saeed from Villawood Detention Centre!|website=Socialist Alliance|date=31 March 2017|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803074053/https://socialist-alliance.org/news/no-deportation-free-saeed-villawood-detention-centre|url-status=live}}</ref> Campaigners have asked Qantas not to participate in the high-profile deportation case of the [[Nadesalingam family asylum claims|Nadesalingam family]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/5486102/fed-court-stops-tamil-family-deportation|title=Fed court stops Tamil family deportation|newspaper=[[Manning River Times]]|first=Jacqueline|last=Le|date=25 June 2018|publisher=[[Australian Community Media]]|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803074056/https://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/5486102/fed-court-stops-tamil-family-deportation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[SBS News]]|date=24 June 2018|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/call-to-airlines-to-keep-qld-family-in-aus|title=Call to airlines to keep Qld family in Aus|publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803074116/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/call-to-airlines-to-keep-qld-family-in-aus|url-status=live}}</ref> In response a Qantas spokesperson stated: "We appreciate that this is a sensitive issue. The government and courts are best placed to make decisions on complex immigration matters, not airlines".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/09/qantas-and-virgin-pressured-to-refuse-to-take-part-in-removal-of-asylum-seekers|title=Qantas and Virgin pressured to refuse to take part in removal of asylum seekers|first=Ben|last=Doherty|date=8 August 2018|website=the Guardian|access-date=27 January 2019|archive-date=15 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215225338/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/09/qantas-and-virgin-pressured-to-refuse-to-take-part-in-removal-of-asylum-seekers|url-status=live}}</ref>