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Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreak

The Italy-to-Australia flight was cancelled after passengers on the aircraft's previous journey complained of bug bites; the bugs reportedly flew the whole way.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Italy, a Qantas flight to Australia was cancelled after passengers on the aircraft's previous journey complained of bug bites.

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The story so far

  1. Greg Norman calls Qantas a 'never-on-time airline' · The Age
  2. Bed bugs ground Qantas Rome-to-Perth flight · SMH.com.au
  3. Ukraine strikes Yandex data centers; Qantas bedbug grounding · The Moscow Times
  4. Bedbug infestation forces Qantas to ground plane in Rome · The Guardian
  5. Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreak (this story)

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