LONDON — Airline passengers in Britain launched a legal challenge against 28 airlines on Tuesday for failing to warn them or their relatives about the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), also known as economy class syndrome. The three-day hearing will consider whether DVT can be classed as an accident under the terms of the 70-year-old Warsaw Convention.
Deep vein thrombosis is believed to affect people who sit in cramped conditions for long hours without exercise. Small blood clots form in the deep veins, particularly in the legs. The condition can be fatal if the blood clots break away and move into the lungs or brain.
(via BBC News)
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