LEWISTON, Ida — In order to protect the safety of travelers and employees, the Lewiston Nez Perce county regional airport has been spraying common areas with a chemical solution called Decon7. I-Wash Aircraft Detailing, a company headquartered out of the airport, has been sanitizing the airport daily since August 27th.
Decon7 is a deodorized, colorless surface sanitizer, proven to eradicate COVID-19.
"Decon7 has a kill log of 99.9999 percent," said Cory Krolfifer of I-Wash Aircraft detailing.
It's also completely safe for people to be around, allowing the disinfectant to be deployed during airport hours without any risk to the public.
The focus is high-touch areas such as the kiosks, seating, restrooms, and carpet.
"We feel it’s important not to leave anything out,” Krolfifer said. “Pretty much anywhere where it’s a hand contact surface or where it can be harbored."
I-Wash disinfects the airport terminal three times a day, and sprays down the administration building once a week. They also offer their services to the interiors of planes coming in and out of the airport.
Right now, Decon7 is setting the standard for airports throughout the country.
"lax, Chicago, some of the bigger airports have used this chemical and its really good for fogging big areas," Airport Director Mike Isaacs said, adding that LWS is one of the first airports in our region to use the disinfectant.
The airport has already added UV lights and air purifiers to the hangers. Delta airlines has a been sanitizing every incoming flight
"We're trying to get people to feel comfortable about coming into the airport," Isaacs said.
Now, for what Isaacs calls a very reasonable price to the airport, Decon7 is one more thing that can help travelers and employees feel safe.
"it comes down to customer confidence...now we are restoring... We're starting to come up on the other side of it," Isaacs said.
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