The Transportation Department announced a rule requiring airlines to make lavatories on new single-aisle planes large enough for two people to enter in a move to make bathrooms more accessible.
July 26, 2023, 4:41 PMThe Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced a rule that will require airlines to make lavatories on new single-aisle planes large enough for two people to enter in a move to make bathrooms more accessible.The Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced a rule that will require airlines to make lavatories on new single-aisle planes large enough for two people to enter in a move to make bathrooms more accessible.
In twin-aisle aircraft, accessible lavatories have been required since 1990. Yet as the range and fuel efficiency of single-aisle aircraft have increased, these planes now take longer flights. That can leave passengers with disabilities with no way to use the bathroom for hours on end.John Morris, the founder of WheelchairTravel.org, is a triple amputee who travels frequently. Next week, he's flying from Boston to Los Angeles on a plane without an accessible lavatory.
Commercial aircraft have a lifespan of decades. That means that years into the future, without retrofitting the aircraft, disabled travelers will still encounter inaccessible lavatories -- a problem Morris himself has encountered. He recounted a trip he took in 2016 from Seattle to Tokyo on a wide-body airplane.
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