It's on the illuminated sign that says if the lavs are free or occupied.

Well in that case, it's the passenger's fault then for waiting for the lav to be freed rather than searching for another unoccupied lav (the ones on the back)

The crew are also supposed to tell J pax on the A380 that the lavatories are at the back by the bar/galley at their initial greeting. However, regular A380 J passengers on this forum will tell you how variable the service on the A380 is...!

I flew next to a guy in Y on DXB-JFK years ago who was able to go up front and get J class wine. Don't know how he did it, but he brought me a few glasses too!

Do those in J that think it's ok to use the toilets in F also agree that Y passengers should also be able to use the toilets that are in in J and F?

Not on an A380, which is what this discussion is about.

I flew with EK in rear A330 business class cabin from DXB to VCE where 20 min before landing I was waiting in galley for lav a minute when member of cabin crew walked with me to F class front lav next to cockpit.

I think that there is not such a problem C class passenger using F lav because C and F lavs have similar amenities (Perfume,...) But there they should not allowed Y class passenger to use premium class lavs.

Incorrect! The quality of shaving kit in the J lavs are not the same quality in the F class..... This is coming from personal experience

Gentlemen,

seriously?

Next time you see masses of people living under a tarp (and I guess you'll be sitting in a comfy F or J seat on a flight coming in for landing at e.g. New Delhi Airport) please use 2 solemn seconds to remember the contributions you made in this thread for the benefit of people who are faced with real trouble such as Y pax using J lavs.

Sums things up perfectly.

You pays your money, and makes your choice ........

Simple

"nice" input ....


did you ever bother to actually READ my initial post??
i never said i ( or my wife, for matter). were entitled to use F facilities; but just asking whether the smallish loo between row 4 and 6 is solely for F or not,
easy as that...

and Dave, yes, the FA told this to my wife in a rude manner; sound and words were utterly unpolite.

non of your comments is remotely close to being on topic, and to confirm, this is from the perspective of a regular F flyer...

Well sorry, I would have thought you would have realised that you answered your question in your initial post. You were informed that the toilets were part of F.


As for my comments,..... as the thread had expanded from your initial post (its a forum after all) with some expressing their opinion that F should be used if not in use, my comments would be on topic, as I was given my personal opinion (though granted, mine alone, and which might not be shared by others), that F facilities are for F fliers, J facilties for J fliers, (and I should have added, Y for Y).

Whilst you obviously don't agree with my opinion, you can't throw out posts not to your liking (I did notice you haven't thrown a tantrum about the posts, that went away from your initial question, but did agree with you that you should have access).

As for the "this is from the perspective of a regular F flyer" comment. My comment was to ensure no-one thought I was someone who sat in F trying to protect my little kingdom..... yours.... well, haha, it made me laugh at least

But, back on topic, and back to your initial post, do I think the FA should have been rude when speaking to your wife? Certainly not. But if your attitude shown in this post is anything to go by.....

i got the answer to my initial question and usefull responses here; you telling me FAs are always right certainly isn't one of them.
apart from the fact that i do not accept anybody being snotty when talking to my wife, my point was that in quite a few aircrafts there is a loo in the front of one's seat behind a curtain, hence my question.
write this down: i have never demanded anything not entitled to; trying to put me in the DYKWIA corner is cheap and, if meant as an offence, wasted on me...

Being rude is never professional. This said, rudeness is a subjective feeling. This said, it is not professional to have a client feeling subjected to verbal abuse.

Anyway, we must admit that the F-section in EK388 is not clearly indicated. Some airlines put a different color curtain, some even put chains with a sign (similar to EK's cockpit).
Moreover, the lav sign is not clearly showing that you have to make a U-turn. The arrows go left and right ... and "aft" is not a word commonly taught during english-classes ! And, seriously, we don't really expect to find lavs that far ...

Now, when paying F, it's very irritating to find occupied lavs, moreover by a lousy J. DYKWIA ?