Smart cockpit a3205/26/2023 ![]() “Accessibility is provided by means of the tip-up seat which ensures the maneuvering inside the lavatory while the door can be kept closed which ensures privacy,” Airbus spokesperson Martin Fendt wrote to RGN in a statement. ![]() To describe the photos of this lavatory, it appears to be a standard modern A320 family 1L lavatory with the addition of a single flip-down seat attached to the aft wall (Airbus calls this a transfer seat) and a single horizontal grab handle to the left of the transfer seat, also on the aft wall. In the case of this particular A320 family 1L lavatory, Airbus’ assertion was, quite frankly, the first time that RGN had ever heard of this lavatory being designated as accessible.Īirbus provided RGN two images of this lavatory, and insisted that the photo share be on a not-for-publication basis. RGN was thus surprised to receive an email from an Airbus spokesperson insisting that the front lavatory, immediately behind the flight deck door ahead of door 1L, was a “designated PRM lav” - that is that it is designated for use by passengers of reduced mobility. Lufthansa confirmed to RGN at the time that “the washrooms are not fully accessible to wheelchair users.” In September, Runway Girl Network published an article analysing the interiors of Lufthansa’s new Airbus A321neo, noting that the airline had eschewed a version of the Airbus Space-Flex lavatories - which convert two mini-lavatories against the back wall of the aircraft into a larger and more accessible lavatory - for standard, less accessible lavatories.
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