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Airline asks passengers to use toilet before their flight

by Dave on 02/10/09 at 2:04 pm

In an attempt to get behind the Green movement and reduce pollution, a Japanese airline, All Nipon Airways (ANA) has asked their passengers to use the toilets in the airport before taking off.

The company thinks that using the toilet before boarding means lighter passengers (with an empty bladder) thus an lighter aircraft, which doesn’t use as much fuel as it would normally do.

The strategy is to position ANA staff near the boarding gates and ask passengers that are waiting their flight to visit the lavatory before boarding the airplane. The company hopes it will reduce their carbon emissions by five tonnes over the course of one month.

This measure was started on the 1st of October as a test lasting one month (42 flights). If the passengers’ response is positive and if their calculations are correct, the test may be expanded.

An aircraft is one of the biggest source of carbon dioxide emissions. The airline industry is responsible for over 600 million tons of the greenhouse gas per year. A regular flight from London to NY sends into the atmosphere an amazing 1.35 tons of CO2 per passenger. (via The Telegraph)

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