British Airways struck by 85 ‘toxic fume scares’ in just two months

A TOTAL of 85 “toxic fume events” have been reported on BA jets in the last two months.

Cabin crew felt sick amid a stench on Flight BA979 from Hanover, Germany, to Heathrow last week.

The same Airbus A320 was hit with a similar scare on the outbound service hours earlier. The jet has been pulled from the fleet pending a probe.

In all there have been 291 “fume events” on BA jets this year. The term covers various scenarios including odd smells.

A film to be aired next year recalls a 2016 Airbus A380 San Francisco to Heathrow flight on which passengers’ eyes “turned bright red” and crew felt “spaced out”.

Stale food was blamed. An investigation found no ­evidence of toxic fumes. But the incident prompted staff to swab-test some BA Airbus A380s.

The film says that confirmed the presence of hydraulic fluids and engine oils inside. There is no suggestion of any cover-up by BA.

It has tested air filter devices and said it would never operate an aircraft that posed a risk to customers or crew.

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