A coroner has warned that toxic fumes in cabin air could pose a health risk to frequent fliers and aircrew.
Stanhope Payne, the senior coroner for Dorset, has said that people regularly exposed to fumes circulating planes faced “consequential damage to their health”.
Payne, inquiring into the death of Richard Westgate, a British Airways pilot, called on BA and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to take “urgent action to prevent future deaths”.
The urgency behind Payne’s call for action is likely to be welcomed by campaigners who have raised similar concerns for a number of years.
Stanhope Payne, the senior coroner for Dorset, has said that people regularly exposed to fumes circulating planes faced “consequential damage to their health”.
Payne, inquiring into the death of Richard Westgate, a British Airways pilot, called on BA and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to take “urgent action to prevent future deaths”.
The urgency behind Payne’s call for action is likely to be welcomed by campaigners who have raised similar concerns for a number of years.
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