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posted by n1 on Monday June 08 2015, @09:37PM   Printer-friendly
from the he-who-smelt-it dept.

British airlines is accused of exposing cabin crew to breathing in fumes mixed with engine oil and other toxic chemicals like TCP, an organophosphate known to be dangerous to human health in high enough quantities. But the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says incidents of smoke or fumes on planes are rare and there is no evidence of long-term health effects.

Safety reports submitted to the CAA show that between April 2014 and May 2015 there were at least 251 separate incidents of fumes or smoke inside a large passenger jet operated by a British airline.

Pilot Richard Westgate died in December 2012, aged 43, after complaining of long-term health problems. The coroner said the body "disclosed symptoms consistent with exposure to organophosphate compounds in aircraft cabin air". A similar case is 34-year-old Matthew Bass who died in 2014.

Time to pack a gas mask when flying?


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday June 08 2015, @10:06PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Monday June 08 2015, @10:06PM (#193838)

    Just turn off the AC and open the windows for a while

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 10 2015, @08:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 10 2015, @08:54PM (#194674)

    I don't like being turned off you insensitive clod!

    But I do like being turned on. Aah, decisions, decisions...