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Qantas removed seat covers before Perth to Rome bed bug flight

Passengers of Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight QF5 woke to screams when the bed bugs started crawling across their bodies, clothes and bags during the flight to Rome.

Event date
exact date
Coverage
5 outlets · 5 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Australia
English
Countries concerned
Australia, Italy
Technology · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
In 5 seconds

Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 4 outlets in 1 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by WAtoday (Australia), . 4 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

Analyzing coverage…

Event sources

  1. Qantas removed seat covers before Perth to Rome bed bug flight
    WAtodayAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  2. Qantas removed seat covers before Perth to Rome bed bug flight
    The AgeAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  3. Qantas removed seat covers before Perth to Rome bed bug flight
    The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  4. Qantas removed seat covers before Perth to Rome bed bug flight
    Brisbane TimesAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish