Qantas Passengers Face Virus Risk as Inadequate Cleaning Exposed
- Inspector witnessed surfaces being wiped with no disinfectant
- Safety watchdog orders Qantas to improve its cleaning system
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Substandard plane-cleaning practices on a Qantas Airways Ltd. plane may have put workers and passengers at risk of catching the new coronavirus, according to a workplace safety watchdog.
The airline’s method of cleaning planes that could have carried infected passengers is “inadequate,” SafeWork NSW said in a March 2 notice to Qantas that was released by a trade union Thursday. “Workers and other persons may be exposed to a risk of injury or illness,” the state government body said in its report.