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In September 2007, the Government's

Committee on Toxicity published its findings

into BALPA (British Airline Pilots' Association)

evidence on the link between leakage of fumes

 into cabins and the subsequent ill-health of

aircrew:

 

Here's what they said:

Para 86.

"It was not possible on the basis of the available evidence in the BALPA submission or that sourced by the Secretariat and DH Toxicology Unit to conclude that there is a causal association between cabin air exposure (either general or following incidents) and ill health in commercial aircraft crews".

But this paragraph goes on to say:

"However we noted a number of oil / hydraulic fluid smoke / fume contamination incidents where the temporal relationship between reports of exposure and acute health symptoms provided evidence that an association was plausible."

 

So does the committee think it's an issue or not?

Click here to download a PDF of the full report.

 
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A family holiday ruined

"When we boarded the aircraft we were all in excellent health. During the flight, my husband and I started feeling very light headed. We had head pain and felt very fatigued.
 
I could not control my bowels and was continuously in the lavatory...
 
About 48 hours after we arrived, we all developed severe flu like symptoms.
It got so bad that we had to seek medical attention and went to the emergency room at a Florida hospital ....
 
This has proven to be a great battle of red tape and ignorance. It has been an extreme mission and has demanded so much of me at a time when I am at my weakest.
 
 
To any passengers out there who have suffered ill health like this during and after flying, report it to the airline, the public health organizations, and anybody who will listen"

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The Travel journalist..
 
I stumbled onto your site while attempting to find information on what has happed to me.  I inhaled fumes in the cabin while awaiting a gate for a prolonged period .. I was very sick upon leaving the plane and it escalated until I was hospitalized two weeks ago.  Now ..  I have a serious lung problem and fatigue that makes even doing the dishes difficult. ....  

The 'irony' in this is I write a travel column and this is not what my readers want to hear!"

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