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Qantas calls off Rome to Perth flight after bedbugs are found on aircraft
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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).
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The BBC, The Guardian and The Daily Beast report that Qantas called off its Rome to Perth service on Saturday 10 October after bedbugs were found on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Qantas said the aircraft was grounded for a deep clean after an issue on a small number of economy seats. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, as cited by the BBC and Daily Beast, passengers on the previous Perth to Rome flight complained of bites and antihistamine supplies ran out. The Guardian’s unnamed source places the insects in the front of the economy section. Qantas said affected passengers were given accommodation and rebooked within 48 hours.
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Qantas cancelled its Rome to Perth service on Saturday 10 October after bedbugs were found on the aircraft.
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Qantas said the aircraft was grounded for a deep clean after an issue on a small number of economy seats.
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- The Daily Beast
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Passengers on the previous Perth to Rome flight complained of bites, and antihistamine supplies ran out, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
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- The Daily Beast
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Qantas said affected passengers were given accommodation and rebooked on other flights within 48 hours.
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The Guardian’s source said insects were found in the front of the economy section of the Boeing 787 on the QF5 flight from Perth on 9 October.
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What is contested
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The scale of the bedbug problem on the aircraft.
Qantas said the issue involved a small number of economy seats, while the Daily Beast describes a plane infestation and the Guardian says insects were found in the front of the economy section.
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All three outlets report that Qantas cancelled the Rome to Perth flight after bedbugs were found on its aircraft. The Guardian and Daily Beast lead with the infestation, and the Daily Beast adds the word gross, while the BBC leads with the cancellation and an outbreak.
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Left-side headlines lead with the infestation and the grounding; the Daily Beast, the far-left outlet here, adds the adjective gross and makes the disgust the headline.
Bedbug infestation forces Qantas to ground plane in Rome
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The BBC headline is plain: a flight grounded after a bedbug outbreak, with the cause named and no judgement.
Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreak
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Gross
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cancelled
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cancelledMore neutral: was fired or lost a contract
Frames consequences as persecution; state what happened.
The flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled after passengers on the plane's previous journey complained of bug bites.
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Sensational language
GrossMore neutral: Flight Canceled After Bedbug Infestation
The adjective adds disgust to a headline about a cancelled flight, which goes beyond the facts reported.
Flight Canceled After Gross Plane Infestation
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- the infestation and grounding of the plane
- insects found in the economy section
- passengers bitten and short of antihistamines
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Flight Canceled After Sensational language“Gross”The adjective adds disgust to a headline about a cancelled flight, which goes beyond the facts reported.More neutral: Flight Canceled After Bedbug InfestationDisagree with this highlight? Plane Infestation
Qantas was forced to cancel a weekend flight from Rome to Perth because of an infestation of bedbugs on the aircraft. Passengers on the previous leg, a nearly 17-hour trip from the West Australian city to the Italian capital on Friday, had complained they were being bitten, …
- The GuardianLeft
Bedbug infestation forces Qantas to ground plane in Rome
Aircraft taken out of operation after flight from Perth after the discovery of parasitic insects on board Qantas has been forced to ground a plane in Rome after bedbugs were discovered on the aircraft on its way from Perth. …
From the center
1 outletLeads with
- the grounding of the flight
- the outbreak of bedbugs
- Qantas’s deep clean explanation
Leaves out
- the Guardian source’s account of where the insects were found
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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Qantas flight grounded after bedbug outbreak
The flight from Italy to Australia was Partisan shorthand“cancelled”Frames consequences as persecution; state what happened.More neutral: was fired, lost a contract, faced criticismDisagree with this highlight? after passengers on the plane's previous journey complained of bug bites.
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0 outletsNo right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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Left
7 hr 20 min later
Its first report, Oct 13, 12:21 AM EDT
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First to report
BBC News, Oct 12, 5:01 PM EDT
Right
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- BBC NewsCenterOct 12, 5:01 PM EDT
- The GuardianLeftOct 13, 12:21 AM EDT
- The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 13, 4:56 AM EDT
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