Oxygen in the lavatories

[WingNut60]

Garuda domestic are now including in their flight safety briefing for passengers words to the effect "oxygen has now been removed from the toilets of this aircraft (seems like all 737NG's).
In the event of cabin de-pressurization, passengers using the toilets should return to their seats".


Which raises a few questions :


1) "has now been removed" infers that they previously did have oxygen in the toilets. Why would they remove it / them.


2) What rules apply regarding oxygen in toilets?


3) In the case of cabin de-pressurization (without oxygen), what would be the chances of a passenger being able to clean themselves up a touch and then making it back to an over-wing seat from the aft toilets without succumbing to hypoxia?

[InSeat19c]

I don't know the answer, but I do find it staggering that there aren't any drop-down oxygen masks in the toilets on some airlines.

[Avionker]

If you do a Google search for "oxygen removal from aircraft lavatories" then you might get some idea of what, or maybe more accurately who, drove the decision.

[ExXB]

Security. If you believe the malarky.

[WingNut60]

Thanks guys ... yes, Google works.


And any conjecture on the efficacy of getting from the aft lavatory to your mid-ships seat following significant de-pressurisation at altitude, all with your trousers around your ankles

[AnAussieNut]

Not sure about Garuda but the FAA reversed that directive in 2012.
Federal aviation officials will order airlines to put oxygen systems back in jet restrooms, reversing a decision last year to remove them because of fears that terrorists could use them to start a fire during flight.

FAA Orders Airlines To Restore Restroom Oxygen (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/25/faa-orders-airlines-to-re_n_1625783.html)

[teeteringhead]

Mind you, in some of the lavatories I've visited on aircraft, oxygen would have been welcome!! :yuk: