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Qantas removed seat covers before Perth to Rome bed bug flight

WAtoday · 16 October 2026 at 6:30 pm

Qantas removed seat covers before Perth to Rome bed bug flight

Passengers of Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight QF5 woke to screams when the bed bugs started crawling across their bodies, clothes and bags during the flight to Rome.

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