"One of the ways bedbugs travel is in hand luggage and personal luggage," said Isman, who also works with a company that develops bedbug repellents. Changes in local insecticide use and climate change are other factors contributing to the spread of bedbugs, he said. Szilagyi took to Twitter to share photos of her daughter's bites after she said her calls to British Airways failed to guarantee they would not be on the same plane. In a statement, British Airways spokesperson Caroline Niven said the airline has been in touch with the customer to apologize and will investigate the incident further. Bedbugs onboard 'extremely rare'"British Airways operates more than 280,000 flights every year, and reports of bedbugs onboard are extremely rare.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2017 09:45 UTC