[Grahame Hutchison]

ACARS flu information is being transmitted by a number of aircraft now including V Australia, United and LAN.

ACARS mode: 2 Aircraft reg: .CC-CQF
Message label: 80 Block id: 6 Msg. no: M29A
Flight id: LA0801
Message content:-
/SYDOWLA SYDOSQF.3B01 OTHER 0801/01 NZAA/YSSY .CC-CQF
THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ILL TRAVELLER ON BOARD
-------------------------------------[02/05/2009 07:37]

and QF

ACARS mode: 2 Aircraft reg: .VH-OGG
Message label: 86 Block id: Msg. no: 4722
Flight id: QF0142
Message content:-
/SYD.
ARI
SYD ETAB 00:25
WH/CH 03 UN/MNR 00
THANK YOU WE HAVE NO ILLNESS ON BOARD ..
-------------------------------------[02/05/2009 09:47]

and Air New Zealand ...

ACARS mode: S Aircraft reg: .ZK-OKE
Message label: 8X Block id: 4 Msg. no: M07A
Flight id: NZ0119
Message content:-
RA INVALID QUSYDKOQF~1
HI
GATE 58
BAY 58
A-C OPS 118 AKL 1530
PLSE ADV ANY ILLNESS ON BOARD DUE SWINE FLU.
QARANTINE NEED TO ISSUE PRATIQUE.
THANKS, QANTAS SYDNEY

-------------------------------------[02/05/2009 13:20]

ACARS mode: S Aircraft reg: .ZK-OKE
Message label: 14 Block id: 9 Msg. no: M09A
Flight id: NZ0119
Message content:-
00AIR02NZAAYSSY041002--01--NNN
L1
L2
000000000000
NO CREW OR PAX SICKNESS
ONBOARD.R PEART 28676
CAT 8/168
-------------------------------------[02/05/2009 13:21]

And Air Vanuatu ...

ACARS mode: 2 Aircraft reg: .YJ-AV1
Message label: 86 Block id: 4 Msg. no: M51A
Flight id: NF0010
Message content:-
ARI
ETAB 0552YSSY
WHLCHR 00 /00MED
ASST 00MINORS 00PAX
SICK N
SI
HI NO SICKNESS ONBOARD DO U HAVE A GATE-ZFW
-------------------------------------[02/05/2009 15:06]