British Airways crew blast new Airbus because a seat is attached to loo door
- Cabin crew claim seats outside toilets on Airbus A320neo risk passengers’ lives
- Seat for cabin crew is attached to the toilet door of the British Airways plane
- Air steward said it puts people at risk adding: ‘It’s a joke the plane got certified’
Flight attendants claim passengers’ lives are being put at risk by seats attached to the outside of toilet doors.
British Airways staff claim the seats on the airliner’s Airbus A320neo will trap people in the toilet in the event of an emergency.
One steward said a passenger using the toilet ‘would probably be dead’ if there was decompression, adding, ‘it’s a joke the plane got certified’.
British Airways staff claim the seats on the airliner’s Airbus A320neo will trap people in the toilet in the event of an emergency
On the new jets the cabin crew seat is now also part of the door to the bathroom
British Airways put its first Airbus A320neo into service in April this year, with a flight to Lisbon.
The airliner has six of the short haul aircraft in its fleet, flying out of London Heathrow to destinations including Lisbon, Madrid, Warsaw and Budapest.
But on the new jets, designed by Airbus, the cabin crew seat is now also part of the door to the bathroom.
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While this means an extra row of seats, it also means toilets have become smaller.
British Airways said there were oxygen masks in the toilets and crew members must check inside the toilet to make sure no one is using it before using the seat, which affords them a view of the aisles.
But cabin crew members have raised fears over safety on the jets.
British Airways put its first Airbus A320neo into service in April this year, with a flight to Lisbon
According to The Sun, one British Airways crew members said: ‘If there is decompression and someone’s in the toilet, the directive is they need to stay locked in until the crew come off emergency oxygen.
‘At that point the passenger in the toilet will probably be dead.’
A steward added: ‘It’s a joke the plane got certified. In decompression or severe turbulence a passenger ends up locked in the loo. In a crash, God knows how the door won’t come loose, not to mention the crew member.’
British Airways and Airbus have been contacted for comment.
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