BRITISHAIRWAYS.COM: First radioactive flight @ October 25, BA875 Moscow/London Heathrow

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[b2stealth]

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, BA874 and BA875 November 3, BA874 and BA875 November 7, BA872 and BA873 November 8, BA874 and BA875 November 9, BA872 and BA873 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

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 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 November 6, BA632 November 7, BA634 November 9, BA634 November 10, 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, BA634

Athens to London Heathrow October 30, BA633 November 6, BA633 November 8, BA631 November 10, BA631 November 10, 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

[dawn53]

Thanks, but do you have anything available on non-radioactive flights?

Funny!

We had a friend who used to hunt in an area adjacent to a nuclear power plant. His standard jokes as to the advantages were: 1. He could hunt at night because the wildlife glowed in the dark. 2. Once you'd shot whatever you were hunting, you just had to gut it and wrap it in tin foil and it'd cook itself.

[cynwoody]

The context:

Summary


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.

Customers on these flights who wish to receive further advice are advised to telephone NHS Direct on 0845 46 47. This includes UK citizens travelling overseas.

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.

Further information will be released as it becomes available.
More information


The following British Airways’ flights are involved. ...

[beelzepug]

Wilhelm Roentgen, please pickup the white courtesy phone.

[processing please hold]

I believe I read it can be inhaled.

[null and void]

Russians can put radiation on planes. What is going to stop Iran from doing it too?

We'll make them take off their shoes.

[spectre]

33,000 passengers

sw

[CottShop]

I thought I heard it can be transmitted through sweat or contact with someone who is infected?

[Strategerist]

It means that everybody on those flights may have been exposed.

Everyone on every airline flight in the world in the history of modern aviation has been exposed to elevated levels of radiation - it's worse the further north the flight is. More cosmic rays and solar radiation make it to the upper atmosphere.

I believe pilots regularly running routes over high latitudes get the equivalent of many chest X-rays a year of extra radiation.

[GYPSY286]

wow - and they banned smoking too

[StAnDeliver]

WIKI: "Alpha particles emitted by polonium material are absorbed by the body and will damage organic tissue easily if ingested or absorbed (though they do not penetrate the epidermis and hence are not hazardous if the polonium is outside the body)."

[Petronski]

Only if ingested.

Or inhaled.

And since BA doesn't serve any food on their flights...

Huh?

[null and void]

It's British food, and as such is not recognized as edible by non-British passengers...

[Petronski]

Ah! LOL




Not to stomp on your line, but cyborg and I flew BA in June and I rather enjoyed the food.

No, seriously.

[Cold Heat]

It's British food, and as such is not recognized as edible by non-British passengers...

LOL! Ain't that the truth!

[Cold Heat]

We needed a Brit food joke on a international thread...:-)

[wolfcreek]

WIKI: "Alpha particles emitted by polonium material are absorbed by the body and will damage organic tissue easily if ingested or absorbed (though they do not penetrate the epidermis and hence are not hazardous if the polonium is outside the body)."


The above contributed by Vlad Putin

[Myrddin]

It gives a new perspective on a "hot" meal

[ALASKA]

Geeeez, now they're going to start charging us extra for non-radioactive flights.............

JAL: "Come Fry With Us"

[prairiebreeze]

I'm not sure either. Planted or transported....??

I'm not listening to much news either these days.

[GarySpFc]

The above contributed by Vlad Putin.

The Russian SVR are not simpletons. If they were going to bring the poison into the country they would do so in diplomatic pouches, and it would have been absolutely untraceable. Berezovsky has out done himself this time.