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Is 'toxic' air on planes making people ill?

Some pilots and cabin crew are concerned their work environment is harming their health

For decades some pilots and cabin crew worldwide have been concerned that toxic air on the planes they fly has been making them and passengers ill. The industry says there’s no such thing as ‘aerotoxicity', but some scientists and doctors have challenged this. The BBC's Mike Powell brings us up to date on this story. The New York Auto Show begins, with the threat of new tariffs being held over the international car industry by President Donald Trump. The BBC's Michelle Fleury has an update. Haiti's foreign minister Bocchit Edmond tells us how his country is trying to reinvigorate its coffee industry, decimated by an earthquake nine years ago. Plus, why British pet insurers are paying out more than $1 billion a year. We hear from Malcolm Tarling of the Association of British Insurers.

(Image: a plane taking off from Heathrow airport. Credit: Mike Powell/BBC)

27 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Apr 201922:32GMT

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  • Fri 19 Apr 201922:32GMT