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dailymail.co.uk - 10/7/2009

Airline goes green by asking passengers to use the toilet before boarding | Mail Online

— dailymail.co.uk — All Nippon Airways says passengers who empty their bladders before boarding will help reduce carbon emissions All... Nippon Airways says passengers who empty their bladders before boarding will help reduce carbon emissions (more) Airline goes green by asking passengers to use the ...

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telegraph.co.uk - 10/3/2009

Airline asks passengers to use toilet before boarding

— telegraph.co.uk — A Japanese airline All Nippon Airways has started asking its passengers to visit the lavatory before boarding... in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions. (more) Airline asks passengers to use toilet before boarding

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The Jawa Report — ... the plane by up to 247 kilograms – the weight of three average men. Estimating that a typical coil of human feces weighs 12 ounces, a packed Boeing 777 would be transporting approximately 185 pounds of passenger excrement, the weight of the average Nippon Airways executive, which could also be deposited prior to boarding. It's not clear whether the request for pre-boarding urination includes pre-boarding defecation or if a separate pinch-a-loaf-for-Gaia campaign will be launched. ( More ....) By Mike Pechar at October 7, 2009 12:22 PM | | l ...

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Midwest Conservative Journal — ... to the toilet before boarding in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. All Nippon Airways (ANA) claims that empty bladders mean lighter passengers, a lighter aircraft and thus lower fuel use. Granted, this isn’t a permanent policy yet. Although it is intended as an experiment lasting one month and 42 flights, the trial may be extended if it is well-received by passengers and if results are positive. But, wonders Interested-Participant, why stop there? Estimating that a ...