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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 4:49 am
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Originally Posted by Cheetah_SA
I don't believe that BA do claim that. IIRC the announcement says that they are required by law to spray and that the spray in question has been approved by WHO.

The law in question is presumably that of the destination country.
According to BA.com :

"We are required by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to spray the aircraft cabin into certain destinations to prevent the risk of insects spreading highly dangerous disease, such as malaria and dengue fever.

On routes where we are required to spray, cabin crew will read out a brief statement advising you that spraying is about to take place. This will give you the opportunity to cover your eyes and nose if you wish.

The spray clears from the aircraft in a few minutes."
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