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 for the Galápagos and interisland flights)

  • 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.

aircraft disinfection table1 to show locations and methods
aircraft disinfection table1 to show locations and methods

Locations that require disinsection of selected flights:

aircraft disinfection table2 to show examples from specific locations
aircraft disinfection table2 to show examples from specific locations

Airline contacts for information on disinsection

aircraft disinfection table3 showing contact info
aircraft disinfection table3 showing contact info


For more information, please reference the U.S. Department of Transportation website.

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