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A Qantas flight from Italy back to Australia was cancelled after passengers complained of bedbug bites during a stopover in Rome on October 9. The aircraft underwent a “deep clean” before the scheduled return flight, leading to its cancellation and causing passengers to be accommodated elsewhere until they could rebook within two days. The article highlights concerns about bedbugs infesting airplanes and their potential impact on long-haul flights, referencing a similar lawsuit against KLM from December 2025 involving American partner Delta Air Lines.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-13,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 9, a Qantas flight from Perth to Rome reported cases of passengers being bitten by bedbugs. Due to this issue, the return flight from Rome to Perth scheduled for Saturday was canceled so that engineers and maintenance teams could thoroughly clean the aircraft. The airline provided accommodation and rebooked affected passengers on alternative flights within 48 hours. Qantas stated they sincerely apologize to customers for the disruption caused by the cancellation. This incident highlights the challenges airlines face in maintaining hygiene standards across long-haul routes, particularly on the popular Perth-to-Rome route which operates seasonally from May 3 to October 23, offering nearly 10,000 seats during this period.
Written for “Bed Bugs Ground Flight” on 2026-10-13,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
A Qantas flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled after the aircraft had to be grounded for a “deep clean” following a bedbug outbreak.
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aircraft → cancel → outbreak
The Boeing 787 was operating a 17-hour flight from Australia to Italy on 9 October when passengers in the economy section complained to crew that they had been bitten by bedbugs, a Qantas spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → operate → bedbugs
The aircraft was grounded for a “deep clean” after the long-haul flight arrived in Rome, leading to the cancellation of the return flight scheduled for 10 October.
“We sincerely apologise to customers for the cancellation of Saturday’s Rome to Perth service which allowed our engineers and maintenance teams to carry out a deep clean of the aircraft after an issue was identified on a small number of economy seats,” the spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → ground → seats
Customers affected by the cancellation were reportedly provided accommodation and rebooked on alternative flights within 48 hours of their scheduled departure.
uncertain
Customers → affect → departure
Bedbugs are tiny wingless insects that thrive in dry and humid environments and can travel on items like clothing, suitcases, and bedding.
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that → thrive → clothing
They’re attracted by heat and carbon dioxide, feed on blood and spend much of their time in crevices, making humans perfect hosts.
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humans → attract → crevices
While their bites can cause itching, redness and swelling, “bed bugs are not believed to transmit diseases to humans”, according to the Victorian government’s Better Health Channel website.
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bugs → cause → website
“Their bite typically causes a large, reddened and itchy weal that fades to a red spot,” the website notes.
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website → cause → spot
“Some people don’t react to the bites but for others the bites can become itchy and swell into reddened weals or welts.”
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bites → react → weals
Qantas says it cleans its aircraft regularly, disinfecting them every 50 days as a precaution.
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it → say → precaution
In December 2025, a family flying from the US to Europe on a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight claimed bedbugs crawling all over their business-class seats had ruined their trip.
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bedbugs → fly → trip
The family sued the airline and its American partner Delta Air Lines alleging that they were “bitten and injured by bedbugs that had infested the cabin".
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that → sue → cabin
Delta told People magazine at the time that “as this pending litigation eventually states, the allegations at issue relate to flights not operated by Delta Air Lines”.
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allegations → tell → Lines
“Delta will review the complaint and respond accordingly in due course," it added.
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it → review → course
KLM told The Independent it would be "unable to comment on the specific allegations at this time" but would address the matter in "the appropriate legal channels”.
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it → tell → channels
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