How airlines can reduce costs
According to a Chinese airline, each single toilet flush at 30,000-ft. wastes 1-litre of fuel. Multiple that by 200 passengers, and you have 200-litres of fuel being flushed down the toilet. For this reason, Chinese airlines are urging passengers to take care of “business” before boarding the plane. Thoughts?
A Chinese airline has calculated that it takes a litre of fuel to flush the toilet at 30,000 feet and is urging passengers to go to the bathroom before they board. As Chinese airlines come under increasing pressure to cut fuel expenditures, China Southern’s latest strategy is to encourage passengers “to spend their pennies before boarding the aircraft”, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. “The energy used in one flush is enough for an economical car to run at least 10 kilometres,” [...]
Everyone that I’ve spoken to believes that the idea is one that should be urged at airports throughout the world. Personally, I’m beginning to see the benefits. Reducing the amount of fuel used may lead to decreasing costs for airline tickets and the strange odor emitted from the lavatory mid-flight from the passenger if seat 12C.
