"Bug Bombs"

[Jack B]

Anyone know if they still spray bug spray down the aisles of flights from (I think) Hawaii only?

I'm very sure they used to or is this a thing of the past

[Owen H]

Not sure about Hawaii, but aircraft are now regulally disinsected so that they don't have to spray the stuff around with passengers as much... it does sometimes still happen though!

[Gavin Otto]

On my flight back from Hawaii in April last year on QF, they didn't do any spraying of the cabin.

[Nathan Long]

AC flight from YVR was sprayed.

[Steve Crook]

Air Tahiti Nui flight from Papeete wasn't sprayed.

[Karl M]

They still spray freighters that come into the country. AQIS would collect cans from flight crews upon arrivals.

I have seen some of the spay cans come off some flights from china too.

[Jayden Laing]

My Dad flew in from Hawaii on Hawaiian Airlines late October 08 and they sprayed the plane. Delayed taxi to the gate because they were late spraying.

[Dan Collins]

Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi was sprayed.

Dan

[Jack B]

anyone know what the deciding factor is in whether or not a flight is sprayed?

[Gavin Otto]

This might help

http://www.daffa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/111992/MQS-AQIS_Schedule_dsinsection_procedures_18_April_07.p df

[Nathan S]

It depends on whether the aircraft has had residual treatment or not

[Andrew P]

on my flight down from HK on CX this morning, I was at the L1 door when opened by the crew at YSSY (benefit of being in the 1st row of business - upgraded at gate)

anyway, at door was an AQIS official who collected 3 cans of empty spray from the crew along with the paperwork

Banjo