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British Airlines 'Face Multiple Toxic Air Claims'

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

kaszz writes:

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 c0lo on Tuesday June 09 2015, @02:34AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday June 09 2015, @02:34AM (#193902) Journal

    I actually had an experience of a seriously toxic smell in the aircraft. It was kind of a bad feeling to know it's toxic and you can't get away and you have to breathe the shit. So packing a small gas mask with carbon filters could perhaps solve the issue as a quick fix?

    I'd feel better if they address the damn'd actual problem properly. Walking on this path, what's next? Provide a small pair of wings so that the passangers can fly for themselves if the plane develop problems in flight?

    The problem with quick and dirty...is that dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten.
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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Tuesday June 09 2015, @08:18AM

    by kaszz (4211) on Tuesday June 09 2015, @08:18AM (#193999) Journal

    I know, but i also know that changing the contents of your hand luggage takes minutes. Changing airlines takes decades. In the meantime your health is on the line.

    Regarding quick and dirty. Well the problem is there ain't time or something else that causes it to be a Q&D solution. Otherwise there would been a proper solution from the start. Same applies to temporary solutions.