Originally Posted by
halls120 (Post # 63)
[ I]f there are no lavatories available except for the one being kept closed for the benefit of the pilots[,] and the passenger in distress[ ] can’t use self-help to open the lav, he or she has no alternative but to soil themselves, correct?
Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA (Post # 80)
[ A]s a bladder challenged individual (approaching my 2 MM flight) I fortunately have rarely come across out of service lavs, hope my charm continues.
Keep in mind that an air sickness bag can serve as a portable latrine in an ultra-emergency. However, expect the possibility that a flight attendant (FA) will give the passenger a hard time, to say the least, upon squatting down in the galley area or aisle near the lavatory.
Originally Posted by
mfirst (Post # 83)
I can understand the mindset of people changing their flight schedule because they dont want to fly on a MAX, but how many people do you think would change their travel plans at the last minute based upon a LAV-1 announcement?
For someone with benign prostatic hyperplasia, which causes frequent urination and urinary urgency, this could be a very compelling concern with respect to aircraft selection and unilateral changes by the airline. Perhaps even more so with certain digestive system conditions, which you, as a physician, could probably list for us.
