Five airlines face toxic cabin air claims in UK, union says
Some 51 pilots and cabin crew in the UK have initiated legal action against 5 airlines over claims they have been poisoned by toxic cabin air, a union has said. Union Unite said it had independent expert evidence that the air in most commercial airline cabins can cause irreversible neurological damage and chronic illness among susceptible individuals. The expert evidence will be presented in 51 court cases involving staff working for British Airways, EasyJet, Thomas Cook, Virgin Atlantic and Jet2. Oxygen is taken into the cabin through the engine system in most aircraft. This contains a mix of toxic compounds including organophosphates and TCP, Unite claims. BA responded: “None of the substantial research conducted over many years into cabin air quality has shown that exposure to cabin air causes long-term ill health”. <br/>
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Five airlines face toxic cabin air claims in UK, union says
Some 51 pilots and cabin crew in the UK have initiated legal action against 5 airlines over claims they have been poisoned by toxic cabin air, a union has said. Union Unite said it had independent expert evidence that the air in most commercial airline cabins can cause irreversible neurological damage and chronic illness among susceptible individuals. The expert evidence will be presented in 51 court cases involving staff working for British Airways, EasyJet, Thomas Cook, Virgin Atlantic and Jet2. Oxygen is taken into the cabin through the engine system in most aircraft. This contains a mix of toxic compounds including organophosphates and TCP, Unite claims. BA responded: “None of the substantial research conducted over many years into cabin air quality has shown that exposure to cabin air causes long-term ill health”. <br/>
