Saturday, February 24, 2007

Hold it until we get to Beijing, Please.

Do you know how much it costs to flush at 30,000 ft? According to China Eastern Airlines it costs a liter of fuel - enough for a QQ (a tiny car made in China) to run at least 10 kilometers. So now the airline is asking passengers to visit the loo BEFORE they get on the flight. Are they going to post a parental figure at the door of the plane to ask everyone, "did you go to the bathroom?"

Now I understand why the stewardess was giving me the evil eye when I went to the bathroom on my last flight. If shaming passengers into holding it doesn't work will they start charging us to go?

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

That is like that story about the people going home on the trains and wearing adult diapers because the trains were so crowded. I certainly hope this doesn't happen on the flights from San Francisco.

8:10 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

When we were on the tour there, the guide did stand by the door when we were leaving a place and ask everyone if they had gone to the bathroom. It must have worked because the bus never had to make a special stop for anyone. Not bad for 20 people including 6 children.

8:04 AM  

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