{
  "id": 14398807,
  "title": "Qantas grounds Boeing 787 after bedbug infestation leaves passengers bitten",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/qantas-grounds-boeing-787-after-bedbug-infestation-leaves-passengers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T07:32:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/qantas-grounds-boeing-787-after-bedbug-infestation-leaves-passengers-bitten-1.500709931"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Australian airline Qantas has temporarily grounded a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and cancelled a flight from Rome to Perth after passengers reported being bitten by bedbugs during an international journey. The incident occurred on October 9 aboard flight QF5 from Perth to Rome, when several passengers complained of painful, itchy insect bites while the aircraft was in the air. Get updated faster…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "Bedbug infestation grounds Qantas plane in Rome after passengers report bites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/bedbug-infestation-grounds-qantas-plane-in-rome-after-passengers",
        "published": "2026-10-13T20:10:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}