Japanese ask airline for 5 mile high tub

Press, 29 August 1989, Page 22

Japanese ask airline for 5 mile high tub

By

LES BLOXHAM

Senior executives of Japan Airlines didn’t realise what they were letting themselves in for when they invited 3000 passengers to suggest ways of improving the airline’s inflight service and facilities. One gentleman wrote and asked if the airline would consider installing a highflying version of a Japanese bath-house on the upper decks of the airline’s Boeing 747 jumbo jets. Passengers could then soak in baths on long flights and “watch the sunsets,” he suggested. Other ideas included swivel seats so that passengers could more easily chat with their neighbours, bigger toilets to allow mothers more room to change their baby’s diapers, and separate compartments for wash basins and toilets.

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