Melbourne, Apr 7 (ANI): A German company have come up with the Big Lavatory Concept that will be the first toilet on a plane to be tailored to the needs of obese passengers and wheelchair users.
Bigger toilets to cater for overweight passengers, augmented reality projections of the landscape below and reversible seats so friends can sit face to face are all innovations that could all soon be part of international flights, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The year's Crystal Cabin Awards have released a shortlist of 47 entrants which are in the running for the seven awards in aircraft design features to be announced this week at a Hamburg aviation trade fair.
While some are still ideas on a drawing board and set to be introduced to premium classes first, others are already in the marketplace such as Row 44's Inflight WI-FI Live Television which lets passengers on some American flights watch live TV on their own smartphone or tablet while they fly.
The innovations reflect both the changes in the way we travel and the way we live.
The German-designed BigLavC will be the first airplane toilet on the market catering for the comfort of overweight passengers.
The makers of the new toilet cubicle said that the design is a reaction to the rising body mass indices of people around the world.
Not only does the layout of the toilet make it easier for large people, or special needs passengers, to use the facilities, it is also pitched as a way for airlines to make money, with an integrated infotainment display in the loo targeting short commercials at a captive audience. (ANI)
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