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Old 28th October 2007 | 14:49
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A Very Civil Pilot
 
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Refusing to fly Flybe 146s

I found the following in todays Sunday Telegraph, an article regarding noxious air in flight, by Christopher Booker:

Last week, however, thanks to the publicity given to this issue by the pilots – who in June launched the Aerotoxic Association (www.aerotoxic.com) to carry on their campaign, with the backing of 110 MPs and peers – crews of one airline, Flybe, have at last refused to continue operating the BA146.
Similar from the BBC

Some cabin crew are so alarmed that they are boycotting the 146.
One flight attendant said: "I will not get back on the 146 again. I'm angry that my health has been put at risk."
The view is echoed by one of the company's pilots who said that if he was asked to fly the 146 he would say "go take a walk".
Is this refusal to fly true, or is it a bit of journalistic licence?
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