Over the weekend, a Rome-to-Perth flight was cancelled after economy passengers reported being bitten by bedbugs.

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Bedbug expert Stephen Doggett told 6PR Breakfast hosts Millsy and Karl that encountering bedbugs on aircraft is not unusual.

“You can never eliminate them coming back, but you can take measures to reduce the risk, and one is by having regular inspections”, Doggett said.

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