Qantas cancelled its Rome to Perth service on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, because of a bedbug outbreak on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that was due to operate it. On the previous day’s nearly 17-hour Perth to Rome flight, some passengers complained of being bitten, and the airline grounded the aircraft so engineers could carry out a deep clean after an issue was found on a small number of economy seats. Qantas apologised and said all affected passengers were given accommodation and rebooked on other flights within 48 hours of their original departure.
Source: BBC News — Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreak (Oct. 12, 2026).
Image: Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner VH-ZNA departing Sydney Airport. Photo by Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 AU, via Wikimedia Commons.
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