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I worked as a professional pilot for a number of years. No bathroom option. On certain flights (up to 6 hours) I would limit my liquid intake the day before. Almost no liquid. When flying and about one hour from landing airport I would start (slowly) hydrating myself with grape juice mixed with water. Your results may vary..
I worked as a professional pilot for a number of years. No bathroom option. On certain flights (up to 6 hours) I would limit my liquid intake the day before. Almost no liquid. When flying and about one hour from landing airport I would start (slowly) hydrating myself with grape juice mixed with water. Your results may vary..
Great way to predispose oneself to thrombophlebitis.
I almost never have to use a bathroom on a plane, train, or bus. I make sure to go just before getting on and take it easy on the liquids. Usually have to go by the time I disembark, and I drink liquids shortly after. Haven’t had a problem so far.
1. This thread was about the NEW smaller lavatories (24" wide) that are installed for the Economy Class passengers (First-class does not have those) and problems that large travelers might encounter.
I''m 6'2" with very broad shoulders. I used to fly a United 737-MAX pretty much weekly from New England to Denver. It has that microscopic restroom. It's laughably small. Before I made silver level with United, I also sat in those 30" seat pitch seats a few times when Economy Plus was priced beyond my threshold of pain. Economy Plus is those same ultra-thin seats but at least my knees aren't jammed into the seat in front of me.
I can't believe people actually fly this equipment on transatlantic red-eye flights. 7+ hours in one of those seats during sleeping hours would be inhumane. The tiny toilet pales into insignificance.
In addition to the size of the bathrooms, something else to consider is how many bathrooms are available. Let's consider the number available to coach passengers on a Boeing 737-700. On Southwest (in general, my preferred airline), they have 2 bathrooms for 143 coach passengers, or 1 per 71.5. On United, they have 2 for 106, or 1 per 53. So the bathroom on United might be smaller, but at least you'll have a shorter line for it. (Southwest comes out better on the larger 737-800, where the ratio is 1 per 58.3; on United's version of this plane, it's 1 per 64.)
Or, let's compare the 777-300ER on United and Korean Air. United has 4 bathrooms for 266 coach passengers, or 1 per 66.5. Korean has 5 for 227, or 1 per 45.4. This alone tells me which airline cares more for the comfort of its passengers. (The fact that Korean gives its coach passengers an extra inch of seat width, and 2 to 3 inches more of pitch, further confirms this.)
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