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Old 28th Apr 2002, 13:19
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under_exposed
 
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Turbulance always plots against you. I always make sure I am not in need prior to boarding the plane and well before we are due to land. I was on a flight to JFK from LHR once and after a couple of hours and a couple of lagers it was time to visit the toilets. Just as I was about to stand up on went the fasten setbelts. After about 45 minutes of very minor vibrations I was getting desparate. With only one suit with me (very short notice of the trip) what should I do ? In the end I asked the stewardess if she knew how much longer it would last. She (not suprisingly) did not know but as I was only 2 rows from the toilet said I could at my own risk go. Do you guys think I acted wrongly in going ? I can see that this is not an easy problem to solve, having seen much worse turbulance I can see how easy it would be for a pax to injure themselves or others and most pax do not fly often enough to know to be careful but when you need to go you need to go.
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