Passengers told to use toilet before boardin
A novel idea ? NO! I say this to my kids before a trip anyway ...
A Japanese airline, All Nippon Airways, has started asking its passengers to visit the lavatory before boarding, in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) reasons that empty bladders means lighter passengers, which in turn means lighter aircraft and lower fuel use.
The airline will position staff near the boarding gates in terminals to ask passengers waiting for their flight to relieve themselves before boarding the aircraft.
It hopes that the weight saved will lead to a five-tonne reduction in carbon emissions over the course of a month.
According to Japan’s NHK television, the airline started the unusual policy on 1 October. Initially intended as an experiment lasting one month and 42 flights, ANA says that it may expand the trial if results are positive and it is well received by passengers.
Flying is the fastest-growing source of carbon dioxide emissions, accounting for more than 600 million tons of the greenhouse gas per year.
A return flight between London Heathrow and New York’s John F Kennedy airport creates around 2700lb (1.35 tons) of CO2 per passenger – more than one-third the yearly emissions of an average person worldwide.
Telegraph
Using loo on the plane is not causing carbon emissions stone cold. From the article-
"Empty bladders means lighter passengers, which in turn means lighter aircraft and lower fuel use."
It doesn't matter if you go on the plane or not, going to lavatory before boarding a plane is important, atleast in theory. Would like to see the actual results of this experiment to see how much they managed to save..
hahaha, brit...hmmm
jervis, you would know if you sat next to me! Im always the one fidgeting to check my handbag 20 times just to make sure my passport (and lipbalm OFCOURSE) is still in there. But leave my seat? Rarely ;)
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You mean their aircraft loo discharge straight into atmosphere causing that much CO emission. Must be cool duing business in there.
I like women sitting at window seats..
Forced enema before boarding flight.
Revival of the turkish bath???
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labda did u check gulftimes today ? :P
LOL jervis, thats why I always insist on the window seat. Really annoying those ones :) hehe
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wow.... INNOVATIVE... :P
I'm claustrophic so I dont use the airplane loos anyway. Unless its a REALLY long flight, and even then if I were given a plastic cup...uhem
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Good idea actually in my personal opinion. Anything to reduce the carbon emmissions.
...which is usually created post urinating...
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
Brit, Are they aiming to fly with a single engine? Cost saving initiative lol
Please don't fly ANA after a Vindaloo or a delicious Haggis..
....weird, but still makes sense :D
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is looking into the possible standing passengers flights! more passenger per flight for less price!
Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that.
I laughed as read the topic of the Forum!
The detailed info seems that Airlines have to make contigency planning or don't you think whatever passenger consume inflight are just displacement of liquid from refrigerator to the bladder....plus transfer of invisble gases to be released before...
lol.....but i appreciate the move
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soon there wont be toilets onboard. They will supply adult pampers.
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Rumour (or joke) was that Ryan Air would start charging passengers for using the toilet!