Aircraft Disinsection
The following lists of disinsection requirements were compiled from information provided by foreign governments and supplemented by information obtained from airlines.
Locations requiring the disinsection of all in-bound flights with an aerosolized spray while passengers are on board:
- China
- Cuba
- Ecuador (only Galapagos and Interislands)
- Grenada
- India
- Kiribati
- Madagascar
- Seychelles
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay
Locations requiring the disinsection of all in-bound flights but allowing, as an alternative to the above approach, either (a) the residual method or (b) the application of an aerosolized spray while passengers are not on board
|
Location |
Method |
|---|---|
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Australia |
Residual |
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Barbados |
Residual |
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Cook Islands |
Residual |
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Fiji |
Residual |
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Jamaica |
Residual |
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New Zealand |
Residual |
|
Panama |
Spraying |
Locations that require disinsection of selected flights:
|
Location |
Flight From |
|---|---|
|
Czech Republic |
Areas of contagious diseases |
|
France |
Areas of malaria, yellow fever and dengue fever |
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Indonesia |
Infected areas |
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Mauritius |
Generally, flights coming from African continent, Asia and sub regions, the Middle East and islands of the Indian Ocean, and flights coming from any other location where mosquito borne diseases are prevalent. |
|
South Africa |
Areas of malaria or yellow fever |
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Switzerland |
Intertropical Africa |
|
United Kingdom |
Malarial locations |
Airline Contacts for Information on Disinsection
|
Air Carrier |
Contact |
Telephone |
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|---|---|---|---|
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American Airlines |
Ms. Teresa Buschmann |
817-931-4782 |
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Delta Airlines |
Mr. Steve Tochilin |
404.715.3303 |
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Southwest Airlines |
Mr. Adam Walters |
214-792-4615 |
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United Airlines |
Ms. Alissa Markert |
312-997-8623 |
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US Airways |
Mr. Tony Parente |
412-747-3936 |
Content is provided by Arnold Konheim (202) 366-4849 and can also be found on the U.S. Department of Transportation website.