Lavatorial arrangements
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Lavatorial arrangements
I wonder if anyone here can cast some light on this issue......
Having just flown in an A300 to Crete and back for my annual holidays, courtesy of a long standing tour carrier with a crown on the tail and a big letter 'M', I was somewhat perplexed by the arrangements for the use of the washrooms.
It was announced by the cabin staff and backed up by notices that 'seating rows 9 to 43 were to use the rear facilities whilst rows 1 to 8 used the front'. This resulted in a continuous stream of pax trundling up and down the aisle from almost the front of the aircraft whenever the seatbelt sign was switched off. Not only did this disturb the aisle side seated pax but made the staff job of wheeling those trolley things around even more difficult than usual.
Why not divide the use of the washroom facilities evenly between front and back of the ship?
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SATCO Biggin Hill
Having just flown in an A300 to Crete and back for my annual holidays, courtesy of a long standing tour carrier with a crown on the tail and a big letter 'M', I was somewhat perplexed by the arrangements for the use of the washrooms.
It was announced by the cabin staff and backed up by notices that 'seating rows 9 to 43 were to use the rear facilities whilst rows 1 to 8 used the front'. This resulted in a continuous stream of pax trundling up and down the aisle from almost the front of the aircraft whenever the seatbelt sign was switched off. Not only did this disturb the aisle side seated pax but made the staff job of wheeling those trolley things around even more difficult than usual.
Why not divide the use of the washroom facilities evenly between front and back of the ship?
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SATCO Biggin Hill
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there's 2 loos at the front and 4 down the back, this is why they ask this apparently- they dont just do this on the a300 either, they ask pax in rows 1-10 to use the forward lavs and the rest the back on all their a/c- if I remember rightly, it's a standard PA (introduced last year)
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SATCO Biggin I can't speak for the A300 or airline specifically, but generally, the reasons might relate to the following:
People tend to use the lavatory that they can see is in use (i.e. forward) and forget about the one they can't (i.e. aft): Unless an attempt is made to "manage" the situation, this can result in disproportionately long queues for forward toilets, and short or non-existent queues for the aft toilets. This is an inconvenience for passengers, as well as crew.
Many people, possibly conditioned by the location of first class, assume that forward toilets are in some way superior to those located aft (yes, really): this can result in the situation described above.
People are, of course, allowed to pee in whichever toilet they wish - there are no laws on the subject. I believe that this addresses ABird747's point.
I hope that this answers your question.
People tend to use the lavatory that they can see is in use (i.e. forward) and forget about the one they can't (i.e. aft): Unless an attempt is made to "manage" the situation, this can result in disproportionately long queues for forward toilets, and short or non-existent queues for the aft toilets. This is an inconvenience for passengers, as well as crew.
Many people, possibly conditioned by the location of first class, assume that forward toilets are in some way superior to those located aft (yes, really): this can result in the situation described above.
People are, of course, allowed to pee in whichever toilet they wish - there are no laws on the subject. I believe that this addresses ABird747's point.
I hope that this answers your question.
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Thanks for the responses people.
It has been quite a few years since I have travelled using 'Inclusive Tour' market. Generally things seem to have changed very little over the years, although the accountants seem to be asking their cabin crew to sell everything they possibly can these days!
I wish the industry could sort out the baggage check-in queue fiasco and the baggage collection scrum at the other end. Tempers were getting a bit frayed
It has been quite a few years since I have travelled using 'Inclusive Tour' market. Generally things seem to have changed very little over the years, although the accountants seem to be asking their cabin crew to sell everything they possibly can these days!
I wish the industry could sort out the baggage check-in queue fiasco and the baggage collection scrum at the other end. Tempers were getting a bit frayed
