Bitten by bugs on Air France!

[pilot]

My wife and three boys (ages 2, 9 and 11) flew from Paris to San Francisco yesterday on Air France (flight # 084) and all three of the boys were bitten by some sort of bug that must be living in the seat cushions.

Our 2-year-old had the worst bites: 8-10 large half-dollar-sized welts with 1-2 deep sucking bites, most of which were on his back and legs. Nasty! :(

The Air France hostess told my wife that the 747 is 30+ years old and used to fly routes between Paris and Asian & African destinations. I can only imagine what kind of bug it could be - bed bugs are my worst fear.

Has anyone else had this on an Air France or other flight, and if so what recourse did you have/take?