Pilots Locking Lavatory Door In Polaris
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And as to the pilot rotation procedure, I don't have a problem with the lavatory being reserved for 20-30 minutes to allow everyone to use the restroom in sequence during the switch-over - just hang a sign that reads "Lavatory temporarily reserved for flight crew" - provided the sign is in fact temporary, and this is the intended purpose. Not like the seat belt sign that remains on for 12 hours.
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They can just say "it's out of service for maintenance" - provided that's a truthful claim.
And as to the pilot rotation procedure, I don't have a problem with the lavatory being reserved for 20-30 minutes to allow everyone to use the restroom in sequence during the switch-over - just hang a sign that reads "Lavatory temporarily reserved for flight crew" - provided the sign is in fact temporary, and this is the intended purpose. Not like the seat belt sign that remains on for 12 hours.
And as to the pilot rotation procedure, I don't have a problem with the lavatory being reserved for 20-30 minutes to allow everyone to use the restroom in sequence during the switch-over - just hang a sign that reads "Lavatory temporarily reserved for flight crew" - provided the sign is in fact temporary, and this is the intended purpose. Not like the seat belt sign that remains on for 12 hours.
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On some of the 777 / 787's that we fly to / from Tokyo we've seen some type of "gate" that comes out f the wall that effectively closes off the front LAV and the FA doesn't have to stand there with the cart -- I guess most planes don't have that.... We've never seen it stay close for that long -- or used as a way to make a separate crew lav...
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On some of the 777 / 787's that we fly to / from Tokyo we've seen some type of "gate" that comes out f the wall that effectively closes off the front LAV and the FA doesn't have to stand there with the cart -- I guess most planes don't have that.... We've never seen it stay close for that long -- or used as a way to make a separate crew lav...
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On some of the 777 / 787's that we fly to / from Tokyo we've seen some type of "gate" that comes out f the wall that effectively closes off the front LAV and the FA doesn't have to stand there with the cart -- I guess most planes don't have that.... We've never seen it stay close for that long -- or used as a way to make a separate crew lav...
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I don’t remember if it was on all of them, but that goofy secondary barrier was only installed on the legacy United 757-200’s.
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On some of the 777 / 787's that we fly to / from Tokyo we've seen some type of "gate" that comes out f the wall that effectively closes off the front LAV and the FA doesn't have to stand there with the cart -- I guess most planes don't have that.... We've never seen it stay close for that long -- or used as a way to make a separate crew lav...
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I hate to tell you that I had this happening on three LH flights on an A343 last year, but it was the cabin crew locking the bathroom by door 1, not the pilots. They claimed that they needed it for themselves and asked the passengers to use the lavatories at the rear of the business class cabin. I complained at customer service and they apologized for what was apparently behavior contrary to corporate policy.
At least on the A359 oliver2002 mentioned above there is no bathroom shown on the official seatmap by door 1, so one could argue that there shouldn't be an expectation from the passengers to be able to use it (if there indeed is one, I haven't checked).
At least on the A359 oliver2002 mentioned above there is no bathroom shown on the official seatmap by door 1, so one could argue that there shouldn't be an expectation from the passengers to be able to use it (if there indeed is one, I haven't checked).
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When the A359 went into service in 2017 the front lav was shared by crew and C pax. At some point ca 2018 that was deemed no good and the toilet signs masked as shown in my previous post. Now the divider/curtain has a red traffic sign proclaimaing no entry. The same happened in the A343.
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I will chime in late, as I've experienced this FOUR times since December.
2 international and 2 domestic trips. All in the front of the plane. Each time, the flight attendant let us know the front lav was unavailable. Only once did they use the word inoperable. And each time it was used by crew as far as I could tell. (You can see them, but also the light go from red to off/green).
In general, it wasn't an issue. However on one cross country from SFO to IAD, we had a lot of turbulence. The seatbelt sign was on probably 90% of the flight and it wasn't just a suggestion! So when the sign went off, there was the mad dash for the lavs at the back of the plane. If the one in front was operable, it was an un-kind joke on those of us 20+ deep lined in the aisles.
2 international and 2 domestic trips. All in the front of the plane. Each time, the flight attendant let us know the front lav was unavailable. Only once did they use the word inoperable. And each time it was used by crew as far as I could tell. (You can see them, but also the light go from red to off/green).
In general, it wasn't an issue. However on one cross country from SFO to IAD, we had a lot of turbulence. The seatbelt sign was on probably 90% of the flight and it wasn't just a suggestion! So when the sign went off, there was the mad dash for the lavs at the back of the plane. If the one in front was operable, it was an un-kind joke on those of us 20+ deep lined in the aisles.
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I will chime in late, as I've experienced this FOUR times since December.
2 international and 2 domestic trips. All in the front of the plane. Each time, the flight attendant let us know the front lav was unavailable. Only once did they use the word inoperable. And each time it was used by crew as far as I could tell. (You can see them, but also the light go from red to off/green).
2 international and 2 domestic trips. All in the front of the plane. Each time, the flight attendant let us know the front lav was unavailable. Only once did they use the word inoperable. And each time it was used by crew as far as I could tell. (You can see them, but also the light go from red to off/green).
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Dec - 767 (international. one upfront was open)
Jan - 777-300 (international, 2 mid-Polaris were open)
Feb - 737 (domestic with only available bathrooms in rear)
Feb - 737 Max (domestic with mid-cabin available bathroom)
So to be transparent, I have flown about 20 flights on UA since early December. So that's 20% with unavailable bathrooms. Always next to the pilot.
Jan - 777-300 (international, 2 mid-Polaris were open)
Feb - 737 (domestic with only available bathrooms in rear)
Feb - 737 Max (domestic with mid-cabin available bathroom)
So to be transparent, I have flown about 20 flights on UA since early December. So that's 20% with unavailable bathrooms. Always next to the pilot.
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Dec - 767 (international. one upfront was open)
Jan - 777-300 (international, 2 mid-Polaris were open)
Feb - 737 (domestic with only available bathrooms in rear)
Feb - 737 Max (domestic with mid-cabin available bathroom)
So to be transparent, I have flown about 20 flights on UA since early December. So that's 20% with unavailable bathrooms. Always next to the pilot.
Jan - 777-300 (international, 2 mid-Polaris were open)
Feb - 737 (domestic with only available bathrooms in rear)
Feb - 737 Max (domestic with mid-cabin available bathroom)
So to be transparent, I have flown about 20 flights on UA since early December. So that's 20% with unavailable bathrooms. Always next to the pilot.
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