I thought I should post this here in case anyone who traveled on BA recently is affected and reads this forum. You may want to call BA to make sure you were are not one of the people on their %26quot;list%26quot;.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6157707.stm
Radioactive traces on BA planes
Traces of a radioactive substance have been found on two British Airways planes at Heathrow Airport, says BA.
The aircraft, plus a third in Moscow, are being tested as part of the probe into the death in London of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko.
Passengers who travelled on the Boeing 767s - which operated on European routes including London to Moscow - are being contacted.
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%26#39; You may want to call BA to make sure you are not one of the people on their %26quot;list%26quot;. %26#39;
Sorry for the grammar mistake in my first post, should have read as above......
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DON%26#39;T call BA just because you travelled on them recently. There is a very specific list of flights on the website which you should look at first. People jamming the phonelines unecessarily will make it harder for the people who actually flew on the planes to get through. None of the planes involved flew to Paris.
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ajeleonard- good points
Here is a cut/paste with all the BA flights/info:
British Airways has been advised that three of its Boeing 767 short haul aircraft have been identified by the UK government as part of the investigation into the death of Alexander Litvinenko.
The airline was contacted last night (Tuesday, November 28) by the government. It has taken the three B767s out of service to enable forensic examination to be carried out.
The initial results of the forensic tests, which was confirmed late this afternoon, has shown very low traces of a radioactive substance onboard two of the three aircraft.
British Airways has been advised that this investigation is confined solely to these three B767 aircraft, which will remain out of service until further notice.
British Airways understands that from advice it has been given that the risk to public health is low.
The airline is in the process of making contact with customers who have travelled on flights operated by these aircraft, which operate within Europe.
A list of flights affected are listed below.
For Uk nationals on these flights who wish to receive further advice are advised to telephone NHS Direct on:-
0845 46 47 from within the UK or
+ 44 845 4647 from outside the UK
This number can only be dialled from a mobile number.
For all non-UK nationals, please contact your local doctor.
Only customers who have travelled on these specific flights are asked to telephone NHS Direct or seek medical advice locally.
British Airways has set up a special helpline for customers
in the UK on 0845 6040171
or + 44191 211 3690 for international calls
Information is also available from the following websites
NHS Direct www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Health Protection Agency Information www.hpa.org.uk
Further information will be released as it becomes available.
More information
The following British Airways’ flights are involved.
London Heathrow to Moscow/Moscow to London Heathrow
October 25, BA875
October 26, BA872 and BA873
October 28, BA872 and BA873
October 31, BA873, BA874 and BA875
November 1, BA874 and BA875
November 3, BA874 and BA875
November 5, BA872 and BA873
November 6, BA874 and BA875
November 7, BA872, BA873, BA874 and BA875
November 8, BA874 and BA875
November 9, BA872, BA873, BA874 and BA875
November 13, BA874 and BA875
November 14, BA872 and BA873
November 15, BA874 and BA875
November 16, BA872 and BA873
November 17, BA874 and BA875
November 18, BA874 and BA875
November 20, BA872 and BA873
November 22, BA872 and BA873
November 25, BA872 and BA873
November 28, BA872 and BA873
November 29, BA872
London Heathrow to Barcelona/Barcelona to London Heathrow
November 4, BA478 and BA479
November 16, BA478 and BA479
November 17, BA478 and BA479
November 19, BA478 and BA479
November 20, BA478 and BA479
November 21, BA478 and BA479
November 22, BA478 and BA479
November 23, BA478 and BA479
November 24, BA478 and BA479
London Heathrow to Dusseldorf/Dusseldorf to London Heathrow
October 30, BA936 and BA937
November 6, BA936 and BA937
November 8, BA936 and BA937
November 9, BA936 and BA937
November 11, BA936 and BA937
November 13, BA936 and BA937
November 18, BA936 and BA937
November 19, BA936 and BA937
November 24, BA936 and BA937
November 25, BA936 and BA937
November 27, BA936 and BA937
London Heathrow to Athens
October 30, BA632
October 31, BA634
November 4, BA632
November 5, BA634
November 6, BA632
November 7, BA634
November 8, BA632
November 9, BA634
November 10, BA632
November 11, BA632
November 14, BA634
November 19, BA632
November 20, BA634
November 21, BA632
November 22, BA634
November 24, BA632
November 25, BA632
November 27, BA632
November 28, BA632
November 28, BA634
Athens to London Heathrow
October 30, BA633
November 1, BA631
November 4, BA633
November 6, BA631
November 6, BA633
November 8, BA631
November 8, BA633
November 10, BA631
November 10, BA633
November 11, BA633
November 15, BA631
November 19, BA633
November 21, BA631
November 21, BA633
November 23, BA631
November 24, BA633
November 25, BA633
November 27, BA633
November 28, BA633
November 29, BA631
London Heathrow to Larnaca/Larnaca to London Heathrow
October 29, BA662 and BA663
November 11, BA662 and BA663
November 12, BA662 and BA663
November 13, BA662 and BA663
November 18, BA662 and BA663
November 26, BA662 and BA663
London Heathrow to Stockholm
November 3, BA786
November 19, BA780
November 22, BA780
November 23, BA780
November 24, BA780
Stockholm to London Heathrow
November 4, BA773
November 19, BA781
November 22, BA781
November 23, BA781
November 24, BA781
London Heathrow to Warsaw (actually operated to Vienna)
November 28, BA846
Warsaw to London Heathrow (actually operated from Vienna)
November 28, BA847
London Heathrow to Frankfurt
October 26, BA916
November 2, BA916
Frankfurt to London Heathrow
October 27, BA901
November 3, BA901
London Heathrow to Istanbul/Istanbul to London Heathrow
October 27, BA676 and BA677
November 2, BA676 and BA677
November 3, BA676 and BA677
London Heathrow to Madrid/Madrid to London Heathrow
November 26, BA460 and BA461
Many people who frequent this forum travel to other destinations before coming to Paris by train or other means.
When this story first came to light my immediate thought was how challenging it would be to try to trace all the people who came into contact with the radiation and all the people THEY came into contact with and so on.
I suppose if this were going to happen somewhere, England is the best place as I feel the authorities there are more likely to get to the bottom of it than anyone else......
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sorry to be picky by why would you post this on here, scare mongering is not a good idea. BA have laready said they will contact the passengers involved.
The risk to general public is beleived from reports to be very low.
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This is one of those rare occasions when I wouldb%26#39;t be the slightest bit bothered if the post disappeared.
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And the choir will say AMEN!!!
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Interesting - these planes have flown to various countries, but the only TA %26#39;warning%26#39; appears on the Paris forum, which wasn%26#39;t a destination at all. I%26#39;ve just checked the London forum for the latest on radiation scares ... and I%26#39;m still laughing ....
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