Cabin Disinfection at Alghero Fertilia (LIEA)

Why request cabin disinfection at Alghero Fertilia?

Charter operators choose disinfection here when an aircraft has carried medical passengers, completed a transatlantic positioning, or flown consecutive leisure charters without a deep clean between legs. The service resets cabin hygiene to a documented standard, which matters when the next client boards in an hour or when your own crew prefers a verifiable clean before a long return sector.

We treat the entire touchpoint inventory: seat controls and stitching, folding tables and their latches, armrest caps, galley drawer pulls, lavatory taps and flush buttons, cockpit door handles, sidewall switches, and every air vent and gasper. The disinfectant is approved for aircraft interiors—it will not damage leather, Alcantara, or soft-touch plastics—and odour-neutralising agents handle anything from catering smells to smoke residue. You receive a signed certificate and a photo report showing coverage, useful for both your tech log and your passenger-facing documentation.

What changes at Alghero Fertilia for this service?

Alghero Fertilia sits at 87 feet on Sardinia's northwest coast, a seasonal leisure airport whose traffic concentrates in the summer route season. The single runway—02/20, three thousand metres—handles wide-body holiday charters and regional turboprops in July and August, then quiets considerably through autumn and winter. For cabin disinfection that means summer slots can be tight: if you need a two-hour stand for treatment between inbound charter and outbound positioning, coordinate the window with the airport operator well ahead of your arrival.

Because no independent FBO could be verified, all apron access and GPU arrangements go through SO.GE.A.AL, the airport management company. They issue airside escorts, assign the stand, and liaise with any handler present. Winter and shoulder months offer more flexibility—stands are rarely congested, and a disinfection crew can often begin work within thirty minutes of chocks-on—but summer requires a formal PPR and a clear picture of your departure slot before we commit to a turnaround schedule.

How does the disinfection process work on the ramp here?

Once your aircraft is on stand and external power connected, our two-person team boards with spray applicators, microfibre cloths, and the disinfectant concentrate already diluted to aviation specification. We start in the cockpit—yokes, throttles, door handle—then move aft, treating seats row by row: every armrest, headrest insert, seat-back pocket edge, table latch, and IFE screen. Galley surfaces, drawer fronts, and the coffee-maker panel come next, followed by lavatory fixtures, mirror surrounds, and door locks.

Air-path treatment covers each gasper outlet, the main air vents, and any return grilles accessible without tools. If the cabin has picked up cooking odours, smoke, or pet smells, we apply a separate neutralising mist and allow dwell time. The final walk-through photographs high-touch zones for the report, and we hand over the certificate before you file the next tech-log entry. The entire sequence runs between sixty and ninety minutes for a super-midsize, up to two hours for an ACJ or ultra-long-range layout with multiple lavatories and a full galley.

Can you disinfect a cold-soaked cabin or work overnight?

Cold-soaked cabins in winter present no obstacle—the disinfectant remains effective across the temperature range you will see at 87 feet elevation—but if the aircraft has been on stand without GPU for hours and the interior is near freezing, dwell time extends slightly and we may ask you to run auxiliary heat for twenty minutes before we begin. That ensures even coverage and proper evaporation.

Overnight work suits positioning flights that land late and depart early. Alghero Fertilia's operating hours and curfew details were not available in our data, so confirm night-stand permission with SO.GE.A.AL when you file the PPR. We schedule around your crew-rest requirements: if the pilots are staying near the airport, we can complete disinfection while the cabin is empty, lock up, and leave the certificate on the cockpit centre pedestal. Morning walk-around then includes a quick visual check that high-touch areas are dry and odour-free.

What do handlers and airport ops expect from a third-party disinfection crew?

SO.GE.A.AL will ask for our company details, the names of the technicians, and proof of public-liability insurance before issuing airside passes. Because we are not a fixed-base operator, the airport operator treats us as a visiting service provider: we must be escorted from the landside gate to the aircraft, or we arrange our own escort if we hold temporary airside credentials for the day.

Handlers present at the airport expect advance notice—ideally twenty-four hours—so they can coordinate GPU supply, position airstairs if you prefer not to leave the airstair deployed, and note the disinfection window in their turnaround sheet. They will not supply cleaning materials or supervise the work, but they do watch for FOD and ensure we do not block adjacent stands or taxiways. If your departure slot is firm, tell both the handler and our coordinator: we will trim the checklist to priority surfaces—cockpit, seats, lavatories—and deliver a partial certificate noting which areas were treated under time pressure.

How does recurring disinfection work for a summer charter programme?

Flight departments running weekly charters into Alghero through July and August often add disinfection to a standing service order: every inbound charter receives a one-hour cabin treatment while passengers clear customs and the handler refuels. We store diluted disinfectant and spare microfibre stock at our Sardinia forward base, so each visit requires only the two-person crew and the camera for documentation.

Recurring work is invoiced monthly, and the certificate archive lives in a shared folder your chief pilot can access for audits or passenger questions. If one flight in the series is medical—an air-ambulance positioning or a passenger with infectious-disease precautions—we flag that tail number for a deeper treatment: longer dwell time, additional air-path fogging, and a separate odour-neutralisation pass. The summer season also means higher cabin temperatures on the ramp; we check that GPU is running and cabin air is circulating before we spray, because disinfectant applied to a sun-soaked armrest can leave streaks if it dries too quickly.