Cabin Disinfection at Cagliari Elmas (LIEE)

Why disinfect the cabin at Cagliari rather than wait until the next stop?

Passengers notice cabin freshness the moment they board. A sanitised interior signals care, meets health expectations after charter work or medical transport, and removes the biological load that accumulates during long sectors. Waiting until the next station means flying with residual contamination on armrests, tray tables and lavatory handles—the surfaces everyone touches.

At Cagliari Elmas we slot the treatment between legs or overnight, so the aircraft is ready when the crew returns from rest. The one- to two-hour window fits most turnaround schedules, and because we work airside with the handling agents present at the airport, there is no towing or repositioning. You receive a certificate of treatment and a photo report before engine start, documentation that satisfies both passenger requests and your own SMS records.

What does aviation-grade cabin disinfection include?

We treat every high-touch surface and the air path with disinfectants approved for aircraft interiors. Seats, tables, armrests, seat-belt latches, control switches, galley counters and drawer pulls, lavatory taps, flush buttons and door handles all receive individual attention. Air vents and gaspers are wiped down to remove dust and microbial film. The process is methodical: we move through the cabin in sections to ensure nothing is missed, and we use no-touch protocols around avionics panels and cockpit instrumentation.

Odour and smoke neutralisation is included. If the previous charter left behind cooking smells, tobacco residue or the faint must of a cold-soaked cabin reopened in humidity, we address it with enzymatic treatments rather than masking sprays. The result is a genuinely neutral environment. You also receive a certificate of treatment and a set of dated photographs showing the work completed, which many charter clients now expect as part of the handover.

What changes at Cagliari Elmas that affects cabin work?

Cagliari Elmas sits at eleven feet elevation, seven kilometres from the city centre, and operates twenty-four hours without curfew. The single runway—14/32, 2 804 metres—handles both general aviation and scheduled traffic, and the airport is slot-coordinated, so every arrival and departure requires advance coordination. General-aviation movements work through the SOGAER terminal, with three handling agents present: Sogaerdyn, Argos VPH Group and Aeroservice Executive Handling. PPR is mandatory twenty-four hours in advance, specifying registration, parking duration, MTOW and ICAO type.

The H24 schedule and rail link three hundred metres from the terminal mean crews and passengers move quickly, but it also means the apron can be busy at shift changes and during the summer peak. We coordinate with your handler to ensure the aircraft is positioned and powered—usually on GPU—so cabin disinfection runs without delay. The modest elevation and coastal location mean no pressure-altitude complications, but humidity during the warm months accelerates microbial growth on soft furnishings, which is why many operators schedule cabin disinfection more frequently here than at drier bases.

How does turnaround timing work when you add cabin disinfection?

Most disinfection treatments take one to two hours, depending on cabin size and configuration. For a super-midsize jet with eight to ten seats, expect closer to sixty minutes; an ultra-long-range layout with multiple zones and a full galley will push toward the two-hour mark. We start as soon as the aircraft is on stand and external power is connected, so the clock runs concurrently with refuelling, lavatory service and any light exterior work.

If you are turning the aircraft for an afternoon departure, we typically begin mid-morning once the previous crew has cleared customs and the handler has opened the cabin. For overnight stops, we schedule the work in the evening so the interior is fresh for an early push the next day. Because Cagliari is slot-coordinated, we build the treatment window into your PPR timeline and confirm start time with the handling agent twenty-four hours out. AOG or urgent requests are accommodated whenever the apron allows access.

Do you offer recurring cabin disinfection for aircraft based at Cagliari?

Yes. Many operators position an aircraft on Sardinia for the summer season—June through September—and run a weekly or fortnightly disinfection schedule to keep the cabin consistently fresh between charters. We agree a standing time slot with your handler, invoice monthly and maintain a log of each treatment so you have a complete hygiene record for the airframe.

Recurring work also means we become familiar with your specific cabin: the OEM materials, any aftermarket seats or veneer, the galley equipment and the quirks of your air-conditioning pack. That familiarity speeds each visit and reduces the risk of product incompatibility. If you add a deep detail or leather conditioning mid-season, we fold the disinfection into that longer appointment. One-off requests remain available on the same terms—certificate, photo report and coordination through your nominated handler.

What about odour removal and how do you document the work?

Odour removal is part of every cabin disinfection. We use enzymatic neutralisers that break down organic molecules—galley waste, tobacco residue, pet dander, the stale-air smell that develops when a cabin sits closed in heat—rather than perfumed sprays that merely overlay the problem. The treatment is applied after surface disinfection and allowed to dwell while we finish air vents and high surfaces. If smoke odour is pronounced, we may fog the cabin with a vapourised neutraliser and run the air-conditioning pack in recirculation mode for fifteen minutes.

Documentation is straightforward: you receive a certificate of treatment on Terso letterhead, listing the aircraft registration, date, location and scope of work, plus a set of time-stamped photographs showing the cabin before and after. The images cover seats, galley, lavatory and any areas that required extra attention. Many charter brokers and corporate flight departments now file these records with the tech log; we send both certificate and photos by email within an hour of completion, so they are available even if the aircraft has already departed.