Bed bugs ground Qantas Rome-to-Perth flight

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 12, 2026

Flight QF6 was cancelled at the weekend and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved was booked for extra cleaning after passengers on an earlier flight complained of being bitten.

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