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Appalbarry [soylentnews.org] writes:

The Globe and Mail reports [theglobeandmail.com] that Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier is planning to trial adding urinals to the aircraft that they produce.

Bombardier reasons that 65% of passengers are male, and that eliminating one sit down space for two standups will "save space and reduce waiting times* for bathrooms."

“I think it’s a good idea because you save weight and you actually reduce waiting times for the lavatory,” he added. “We have built mock ups and studied it as well. And so we are discussing that with our customers to see their interest.”

Typically airplanes have one bathroom for every 60 passengers. That means for Bombardier’s CS300, which has up to 160 seats, there is one bathroom in the front and two at the back. To accommodate both rear washrooms, Bombardier has to remove as many as three seats. Replacing one bathroom with urinals would mean those seats could remain.

* Female Soylentils will no doubt point out that women's washrooms invariably have longer lines than men's, and that everyone interviewed for the story was male.

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