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Jul 2, 2008 (newstodate): Airlines are turning every stone to detect potential savings to counteract the burden of spiralling fuel costs.
The process is indeed leaving no issues untouched, as in the case of passengers' use of toilets during flights.
Estimates are that one flush of the toilet at 30,000 feet consumes as much energy as 10 kilometers' drive by a normal medium-sized family car.
Tabulating the needs for passengers' privacy calls on a wide-body long-haul flight immediately translates into a significant consumption of aircraft fuel and indicates the need for utmost restaint.
The process is indeed leaving no issues untouched, as in the case of passengers' use of toilets during flights.
Estimates are that one flush of the toilet at 30,000 feet consumes as much energy as 10 kilometers' drive by a normal medium-sized family car.
Tabulating the needs for passengers' privacy calls on a wide-body long-haul flight immediately translates into a significant consumption of aircraft fuel and indicates the need for utmost restaint.