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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 4:20 pm
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bhmlurker
 
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Lobby FAA for decrease in restroom number requirement. Aircrafts with more than 2 restrooms, remove them until there's only two. Attempt to reduce restroom down to only 1 if possible.

Announce at the gate that there's only 2 restrooms, and to please relieve oneself prior to boarding.

With more passengers standing in the aisles, this serves multiple functions:

1. Customers in line waiting to use the restroom and trying to hold it in, likely will shift weight from one feet to another and have lower risk for deep vein thrombosis.

2. On narrowbody jets, the long line will prevent FA from serving drinks. "So sorry ladies and gents, but we cannot get through; 'tis not our fault." This result in lower expense from less drink restocking. Not serving drinks has positive spiral effect of decreasing passengers' need to use restroom, less spills on carpet, less liquid to throw up when air sick, and less deep cleaning.

3. With more passengers "doing their business" at airport restroom, they will bring less weight on-board.

4. Passengers are less likely to ask for coffee or any caffeine-containing drink.

5. Passengers are less likely to eat a big meal prior to boarding a flight, thus bringing less weight on-board.

6. Passengers are less likely to ask for second serving of food or complain about food portion. Some may even decline food in first class altogether.

7. Long line at the restroom will act as deterrent to those who seeks to join mile high club in the lavatory.

8. RCC members will consume less food/drink prior to boarding for fear of having to "go" in-flight, saving UA even more money.

9. Most importantly, space gained by removal of restroom can facilitate installation of extra seats, resulting in increased revenue.

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