Bed bug chaos onboard 16-hour Perth-Rome flight as antihistamine supplies run out

Passengers affected by the disruption were booked into hotels and transferred onto alternative servicesBed bugs can leave victims suffering from itchy, inflamed bites (stock image)(Image: Yurii Petrychenko via Getty Images)Passengers on a packed 16-hour flight were left itching after a bed bug outbreak forced a Qantas jet out of service and stranded travellers thousands of miles from home.