All Nippon Airways to Offer Women Only Restrooms on International Flights
All Nippon Airways is designating restrooms on international flights that will be for women only. The change is a result of requests from female passengers and polls conducted by the airline. There will be one restroom in the back of the plane that is just for women. The other restroom will be for both men and women.
An airline official told Kyodo news agency that ANA decided to designate women-only lavatories based on a 2007 online survey in which 90 percent of the women polled said they found the idea attractive.
The official also said women do not like using shared toilets as men sometimes leave the seat up. She said demand for women-only toilets was especially high among passengers taking long flights.
Men would be allowed to use the lavatory only in emergencies or when there were very few female passengers on the flight, the ANA statement said.
South Korea's Korean Air has been offering similar facilities and ANA rival Japan Airlines designates lavatories for priority use by women, the ANA official told Kyodo.
MNBC reports that toilet etiquette has always been one of the airline's top priorities. ANA has previously asked passengers to use the restroom before they board their flight to reduce the weight of the plane. ANA said this would reduce the amount of fuel needed, making the flight greener. We think that ANA might be a bit overfocused on potty issues.
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