With the help of ultraviolet technology, aircraft cabins should soon be even safer and germ-free when traveling: The solution from the Swiss startup UVeya uses UV rays to disinfect the interior of an aircraft and thus increase the safety and well-being of passengers and crew.

After two successful tests in Zurich, Emirates subsidiary Dnata is keen to add the disinfection robot to its service portfolio. The airlines are interested: "We feel a clear need on the part of the airlines to make the necessary disinfection processes efficient and sustainable," says Lukas Gyger, Chief Operating Officer of Dnata Switzerland AG.

The disinfection robot is to be used primarily for night stops in addition to the already strict hygiene measures in air traffic. For Tobias Pogorevc, CEO of Helvetic Airways, one thing is clear: “Our requirements for disinfecting the aircraft are very high. If the manual cleaning and disinfection processes can be optimized using UV robots, then this is a very promising technology for the future. ”By providing the fleet for the tests, the Swiss airline made an important contribution to the development of the robot.

Hope for the future

For this ultraviolet (UV) technology for disinfecting the aircraft cabin, Dnata is working with the Swiss technology startup UVeya. “A solution that works without chemicals and kills 99 percent of all germs and viruses. An Embraer E2 is sterile within eight minutes. That gives hope for the future ”, it says in the broadcast.