QF Economy Urination Policy

[harvyk]

What completely baffles me is why would anyone want to use a toilet on a short haul flight?

Hey when you've gotta go you've gotta go...

Considering that 737's are mainly used on very short haul routes I have never had any touble using the Y toilets at back. To be honest I find the Y toliets more roomy than the J toilets. (Yes I was a J pax when I used them), at least I can stand up in either of the Y, but not in J.

 

[Dee Thom]

Luckily I don't have a problem about using the toilets, because when I get onboard I strap myself into the seat so tightly that I won't fall out of that seat, say if the plane came to a sudden stop, like against the side of a mountain, maybe only the top half of me would fly thru the front of the cabin, and the bottom half would stay seated with legs crossed and toes tapping a tune..............
Cheers Dee (With thanks to Shelly Berman)

 

[Alanslegal]

Otherwise dare I suggest carrying around an empty 600 ml coke bottle for emergency situations?

Coke bottles have awfully small openings, I doubt it would be very effective. :shock:

 

[anat0l]

Coke bottles have awfully small openings, I doubt it would be very effective. :shock:

What's wrong? Can't you aim? :mrgreen:

 

[Actualise]

the bottom half would stay seated with legs crossed and toes tapping a tune..............

Damn... is it you that sits behind me intent on tapping out a different tune to the one I'm listening to - more than likely ISCAH, given the saturation coverage it is getting... 3 times on one SYD-ADL fright.

Its intriguing how toilet humour quickly overtakes anything slightly related to bodily functions.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

When I am flying whY, I never use the J or for that matter, F, toilets. On the other hand. I have, on 1 or 2 occasions, use the Y toilets when flying J.:shock:

But I do resent being tagged as a "riff raff" when I fly whY!! And I am glad the OP have clarified his meaning.

Ric

What's the prob with riff raff?? Its nothing personal.

Particualrly in western culture there is a long standing tradition of branding economy with all sorts of names such as cattle class, steerage, 3rd class, sardine class, being seated with the great unwashed...and Sir Richard Branson was even contemplating formally calling his economy riff raff class.

The tradition is so entrenched that the gulf between first and economy passengers has been the subject of countless comedies.

 

[serfty]

You forget Chav' class.

Why do I keep speedreading "Uranium" policy when I see this thread title.

While certainly not radioactive, this thread is close to Fission!

 

[chrisb]

What completely baffles me is why would anyone want to use a toilet on a short haul flight?

These aircraft are on SYD-PER too. When you have a meal service and then the end of a mainscreen movie you tend to end up with a large proportion of the cabin deciding they need to pee at the same time.

This is one of the advantages of AVOD - it smooths out the toilet rush.

 

[Keith009]

You forget Chav' class.

Isn't that reserved for Easyjet pax and their cohorts?

Also - gate lice. :evil:

Why do I keep speedreading "Uranium" policy when I see this thread title.

While certainly not radioactive, this thread is close to Fission!

ROFLCOPTER!

 

[Matthias Fuchs]

Looks like another plus for Virgin Blue who allow their passengers to pee in the toliet of their choice at lower cost and better on time performance.( even after taking into account the free coffee and morning paper on Qantas). Clearly there isn't much joy in the free coffee and paper if they make you walk to the back of the plane to pee !

 

[anat0l]

Looks like another plus for Virgin Blue who allow their passengers to pee in the toliet of their choice at lower cost and better on time performance.( even after taking into account the free coffee and morning paper on Qantas). Clearly there isn't much joy in the free coffee and paper if they make you walk to the back of the plane to pee !

So the people sitting in PE don't keep their own little space?

Ah well. If it is, then them's the rules.

 

[serfty]

Isn't that reserved for Easyjet pax and their cohorts?
...

Actually, I head it in 2006 whilst in BA J before a 777 LHR-DXB.

Young kids were sprinting down the aisle until a female voice (in the accent of Posh Beckham): "Don't go down there, that's Chav' Class!".:shock:

For reference: The Australian Frequent Flyer Online Community - View Single Post - Dubai via London and back through LAX

 

[Dave Noble]

Young kids were sprinting down the aisle until a female voice (in the accent of Posh Beckham): "Don't go down there, that's Chav' Class!".:shock:

Terms like riff-raff, chav etc are insulting terms for economy class; they may wel be fine in joking spoken private conversations but hardly appropriate elsewhere; most people travel economy class , it is only a minority of people who do travel in premium cabins

Dave

 

[Hvr]

You forget Chav' class.

Why do I keep speedreading "Uranium" policy when I see this thread title.

While certainly not radioactive, this thread is close to Fission!

Certainly has lots of references to yellow cake. Or at least the place where it is used.

Sorry ladies this a bloke reference.

This has the potential to be one of the funniest threads here for awhile but hopefully it wont be stopped midstream..

 

[straitman]

Certainly has lots of references to yellow cake. Or at least the place where it is used.

Sorry ladies this a bloke reference.

This has the potential to be one of the funniest threads here for awhile but hopefully it wont be stopped midstream..

.... or die off to just a trickle:!:

 

[mannej]

Looks like another plus for Virgin Blue who allow their passengers to pee in the toliet of their choice at lower cost and better on time performance.( even after taking into account the free coffee and morning paper on Qantas). Clearly there isn't much joy in the free coffee and paper if they make you walk to the back of the plane to pee !

Apples and Oranges really. Is the setout of an DJ B737 convertible? So it can be a one class service if needed?

Where as a QF B738 is a dedicated 2 class layout?

You can't really compare the two can you?

 

[simongr]

Terms like riff-raff, chav etc are insulting terms for economy class; they may wel be fine in joking spoken private conversations but hardly appropriate elsewhere; most people travel economy class , it is only a minority of people who do travel in premium cabins

Dave

Actually I disagree - references to chavs, pikeys, riff raff, the great unwashed, the proles etc. are no less offensive when used to refer to economy class travel than when used in "polite conversation" to refer to people you wish to look down on.

I would also think that overall it is a minority of people that travel in any class of service at all.

 

[medhead]

riff raff and proud

Bit offend by the few references to the rear toilets as cess pits. They rarely get that bad.

Coke bottles have awfully small openings, I doubt it would be very effective. :shock:

It only needs to accomodation a narrow stream and one can get quiet good at it with practice. :shock: In fact, I managed to complete a non-stop 5 hour low level flight from OLP to ADL once by employing the ISP. Of course, it helps if someone is holding the bottle.....

 

[Dave Noble]

Actually I disagree - references to chavs, pikeys, riff raff, the great unwashed, the proles etc. are no less offensive when used to refer to economy class travel than when used in "polite conversation" to refer to people you wish to look down on.

I would agree with you. I did state that it can be used unoffensively if being done as joking banter between a cpl of people but otherwise I find the terms pretty offensive and demeaning.

Dave

 

[trippin_the_rift]

Not so long ago I was in QF F and decided to go for a walk to the back of the plane. Dressed in QF pjs I walked down the very back of Y and used the bathroom. Got a few funny looks but nobody said "sir please use the F/J lavs"

Single aisle planes, as a WP in row 4 - I would feel hard done by if told to go down the back.