Innovative new way to disinfect planes

Now, an ABC exclusive on the new technology being used to keep you safe from COVID-19 while flying.

The device uses UV light to disinfect the cabin of a plane.

YOU SAFE FROM COVID-19 WHILEFLYING.THE DEVICE USES U-V LIGHT TODISINFECT THE CABIN OF A PLANE.GIO BENITEZ SHOWS YOU HOW ITWORKS.WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT MAYJUST BE THE NEXT TOOL INFIGHTING THE CORONAVIRUS ON APLANE HONEYWELL'S UV CABINSYSTEM A SORT OF HIGH TECHSNACK CART BUT INSTEAD OFPEANUTS, IT'S SERVING UP APOWERFUL DOSE OF U-V LIGHTAIMED AT KILLING GERMS ANDVIRUSES- LIKE COVID-19.SOT - JOANNA GERAGHTY /PRESIDENT & COO, JETBLUE THECORONAVIRUS HAS CHANGED I THINKHOW WE ALL LOOK AT HEALTH, HOWWE ALL LOOK AT SAFETY JETBLUEPRESIDENT JOANNA GERAGHTYGIVING GMA AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK ATTHE AIRLINE'S LATESTINITIATIVE.THE DEVICE'S WINGS SPREAD OUTWIDE-- SHINING THAT UV LIGHTOVER THE SEATS..OTHER LIGHTS ZERO IN ON THEOVERHEAD COMPARTMENT.THE OPERATOR STANDING BEHIND AU-V LIGHT SHIELD THE LIGHTSO POWERFUL- IT CAN BEDANGEROUS TO OTHERS- SO THECABIN MUST BE EMPTY.SOT - GIO: A LOT OF PEOPLEMIGHT BE WATCHING THIS AND SAY,HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WORKS?JOANNA: WELL THAT'S WHAT THISTHE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEAPPLICATION WHETHER OR NOT INSAMPLES, WHETHER OR NOT THECORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN KILLED.// SO WE DO THINK UV TECHNOLOGYHAS A TREMENDOUS APPLICATION,SIMILAR TO WHAT'S BEEN USED INHOSPITALS.THE MANUFACTURER- HONEYWELL-SAYS THE DEVICE CAN DISINFECTA PLANE IN LESS THAN TENIN HOSPITALS FOR MANY YEARS,DEMONSTRATED TO BE OVER 90%EFFECTIVE ON ALL KINDS OFPATHOGENS SO NOT JUST VIRUSES,BACTERIA, ETC.BUT JETBLUE SAYS IT'S NOT JUSTSTOPPING AT PLANES- GIOSTANDUP: THE AIRLINE HASALREADY BEEN TESTING UV LIGHTTECHNOLOGY AT THE CHECK-INKIOSKS..THIS IS THE UV-CLEAN DEVICE,INTENDED TO DISINFECT THESCREEN, BEFORE YOU TOUCH IT.STILL- THE BIG QUESTION- IS UVLIGHT AN EFFECTIVEDISINFECTANT?

SOT - DR.JAY BHATT / ABC NEWS MEDICALCONTRIBUTOR UV LIGHT IS ANOTHERTOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX.IT'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPERDISINFECTION AND CLEANING // IBELIEVE IN IT.I THINK IT CAN WORK.BUT I THINK IT JUST NEEDS TO BEGERAGHTY / PRESIDENT & COO,CABIN-VTHAT WAS GIO BENITEZ REPORTING.EFFECTIVE, IT'S SOMETHING WEWOULD ABSOLUTELY CONSIDER USINGLONGER TERM.'VIRGIN GALACTIC' IS SHOWING