Women Only Toilets on Planes?
02-24-2010, 05:47 PM
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it all sounds great until you pay close attention to the last paragraph. is that taking things a little too far?
Women only: airline to have female toilets
TOKYO (Reuters) – Women flying Japan's All Nippon Airways will have a toilet all to themselves from next month, with the airline designating one restroom on most international routes as female-only.
The airline said in a statement it was responding to "numerous requests for this service," adding that the toilet would be located in the rear of the plane and be available to women passengers from all classes.
An airline official told Kyodo news agency that ANA decided to designate women-only lavatories based on a 2007 online survey in which 90 percent of the women polled said they found the idea attractive.
The official also said women do not like using shared toilets as men sometimes leave the seat up. She said demand for women-only toilets was especially high among passengers taking long flights.
Men would be allowed to use the lavatory only in emergencies or when there were very few female passengers on the flight, the ANA statement said.
South Korea's Korean Air has been offering similar facilities and ANA rival Japan Airlines designates lavatories for priority use by women, the ANA official told Kyodo.
Toilet etiquette appears to be an important part of ANA's policy -- the airline had previously asked passengers to use the lavatories before they board flights so as to reduce the overall weight of the plane, which would ultimately be better for the environment as it would mean less fuel usage.
(Writing by Miral Fahmy, editing by Chris Gallagher)
yes!! this was in the computer newspaper!
Women only: airline to have female toilets
TOKYO (Reuters) – Women flying Japan's All Nippon Airways will have a toilet all to themselves from next month, with the airline designating one restroom on most international routes as female-only.
The airline said in a statement it was responding to "numerous requests for this service," adding that the toilet would be located in the rear of the plane and be available to women passengers from all classes.
An airline official told Kyodo news agency that ANA decided to designate women-only lavatories based on a 2007 online survey in which 90 percent of the women polled said they found the idea attractive.
The official also said women do not like using shared toilets as men sometimes leave the seat up. She said demand for women-only toilets was especially high among passengers taking long flights.
Men would be allowed to use the lavatory only in emergencies or when there were very few female passengers on the flight, the ANA statement said.
South Korea's Korean Air has been offering similar facilities and ANA rival Japan Airlines designates lavatories for priority use by women, the ANA official told Kyodo.
Toilet etiquette appears to be an important part of ANA's policy -- the airline had previously asked passengers to use the lavatories before they board flights so as to reduce the overall weight of the plane, which would ultimately be better for the environment as it would mean less fuel usage.
(Writing by Miral Fahmy, editing by Chris Gallagher)
yes!! this was in the computer newspaper!
02-24-2010, 06:34 PM
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who knows? this invites a raunchy comment, but i WILL refrain.
that really is something, isn't it? what nerve!! :twisted: making plus-sized people get off the plane isn't bad enough. now this.
and the good it would do the environment would be offset by the number of flushes and chemical treatment needed.
that really is something, isn't it? what nerve!! :twisted: making plus-sized people get off the plane isn't bad enough. now this.
and the good it would do the environment would be offset by the number of flushes and chemical treatment needed.
02-24-2010, 09:43 PM
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02-25-2010, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by renee765
If I'm reading the last paragraph correctly, the airline wants passengers to 'relieve' themselves in the airport before getting on the plane.
Personally - I wish beaming was available. Good beaming - not the kind that turns you inside out. lol
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