Window in the Lav
 

I flew MUC/LAX on LH this weekend at there was a window in each of the F lavatories. Kind of a strange feeling that you could moon someone unintentionally at 36,000 feet.

It made me wonder which other carriers had windows in the lavs. I've never seen one on United.

BA also in the toilets in FIRST.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showp...0&postcount=15

maybe I just have a lack of modesty, but honestly I wouldn't care if there was a transparent window even while the plane was sitting on the ground...

A view from the Loo
 

I once flew a small plane (i forget the type. Maybe an ATR) That had a view from the loo. It made me dizzy to look out it whilst doing my stand up routine.

Well, hopefully not at night.

Window in the lav? Sounds like a great place to pass some time on long haul flight.

The Skywest EMB-120 also has the lav window.

whats so special about at night?

Apparently Air Canada's new 777s have windows in the lavs too.

I don't go into the lav to pass time. Even with a window, it's still pretty uncomfortable.

The only plane I've been on with a window was SAS 777 from IAD-CPH. Nice flight. This was business class; not sure if the lavatories in economy have windows.

The bathrooms of Japan Airlines have windows in the first class cabin. You can press a button and the window becomes non see through. This is pretty cool and I always wonder how the window works.

LCD, most probably. The Singapore people mover thing does the same thing to the huge side windows when it passes near flats.

Gulf Air have a massive change room/loo on the A332's between F and J cabins with a clear window. Very inviting as far as aircraft loos go!:D

CJ

It's similar to seat rows in the cabin without windows.

Aircraft manufacturers lay the aircraft out with windows where they think reasonable. Deleted windows are generally due to cable ducts etc passing behind the wall.

Airlines then all do their own thing with interiors, which are also changed round over time, and for some the layouts end up with windows alongside where they wish to put toilets. It really is quite a way down the list of priorities, if there is a window there so be it.

Time was that operators would delete windows with metal blanking plates known as "plugs" where they were not required, they were usually quite obvious under the paint scheme. As aircraft structures have got more sophisticated this approach has lost favour.

The BAe 748, at least, had not just a window but an emergency exit out of the toilet compartment at rear right of the aircraft in the typical layout (certainly BA's were this way). To use the exit, squeeze past the facility.

The TG 345 also has this toilet window, at least in the forward toilet. I actually quite enjoy the sensation of having a view on the loo.

they're also called Switchable Glass windows. See here for an example!

Gives a new meaning to "Flying Loo." I can not envison someone starting up an airline that calls itself "Loo Airlines" just for the fact they have windows in their Loos in all cabin levels. :P

Sanosuke!

South African Airways A340-600's also have windows in the toilets.

I personally like the idea. During long haul daytime flights, its nice to see a little daylight when the crew have closed all the window blinds in the cabin to enable people to sleep after lunch.

I remember an old episode of Airport where John, the Heathrow station Manager for Qantas was joking about the passengers who would insist on closing the blind before they would use the toilet whilst at 36000 feet:)

SAS have them across their fleet, A330, A340, MD series, 737, A321. Not a 777 though as that bird has never been in SK livery

Isn't that AFKL's FFP?

Not to be confused with "Flying Poo", which is an FFP where you can never get an award flight - wait, that describes quite a few of them.

These are the biz class lavatories. No F on this plane, which is used for the JFK and LAX nonstops to BKK.

love the window in the lav
 

On LH F, 747s, standing up proud- explore the exhibitionist in me without breaking any laws!

hurlimann

Except some which are due to reinforcement of fuselage against engine explosions.

Windows suck. There really were people sucked out of a DC-10 when an engine exploded and broke a window.

What are the toilet cell walls, door and the toilet mechanism supposed to do when the plane decompresses through a window in the toilet?

747 Upstairs Lavs
 

Often, upstairs business-class lavatories (on 747s) have windows. I find it very nice, especially when there is sunlight coming in (and night you usually can't see anything at 35k feet anyway). I've flown recently in upstairs J on QF, CX, and JL. I know at least some of these have windows in at least some of the lavs, but I didn't make a note of which ones, although I think it is the forward ones.

I flew Qantas from LAX to Sydney last year and the first class lav had a window. And lovely fresh flowers too.

We don't need to encourage people to hang out in the loo. :td: