easyJet Adds Wheelchair Accessible Lavatories
Although not generally known for their outstanding access, easyJet recently announced that they will equip all of their new A320 planes with Space Flex 2 accessible lavatories. This unique feature is only offered by Airbus, and it allows two standard toilets to be converted into one large wheelchair-accessible toilet, on single-aisle aircraft. The configuration also allows for six extra seats and an enlarged galley. The Space Flex 2 accessible lavatories will be included on all easyJet aircraft delivered after May 2016; and their existing fleet will also be retrofitted to include them by 2018. The Spanish air carrier Vueling ordered the Space Flex 2 lavatories last March, which will make easyJet the second European air carrier to offer them.