全日空國際航線將設女士專用衛生間

Japan's All Nippon Airways, which has asked passengers to visit the toilet before boarding to help the environment, said Tuesday it will fit its jets with a women-only lavatory.

ANA will introduce one female-only toilet per aircraft on international flights next month after a survey of women fliers identified it as the second most attractive service they wished for after being offered desserts.

The rest of the toilets onboard will be for men and women as usual.

"We received many comments that having a women-only lavatory would be a factor in differentiating our airline from others," said an ANA spokesman.

"Many women said that they feel uncomfortable taking their time in the lavatory knowing that a male is waiting just behind them in line," he said.

The spokesman denied that the new service was introduced following complaints about men soiling the bathrooms, telling reporters: "Those opinions may exist, but we do not have that data on hand."

Since 2006 ANA has pursued a one-month awareness campaign each year in which it asks domestic fliers to visit the bathroom before boarding to reduce their body weight and therefore cut the plane's carbon-dioxide emissions.

The airline is also planning to install "washlets" in its aircraft -- electric toilet seats with water sprays for washing -- a common sight in Japan and generally a source of amusement for first-time visitors and users.

The "washlets" will be installed in the Boeing 777-300ER, due to begin operating in April, and the Boeing 787 fleet set to start flying this year.

曾要求旅客在登機前先如廁以保護環境的日本全日空航空公司於本週二宣佈，該公司將在飛機上安設女士專用衛生間。

全日空公司將從下月起在其每個國際航班的飛機上配備一個女士專用衛生間。此前該公司對女性乘客開展的一項調查發現，女士專用衛生間僅次於甜品供應，爲第二大最受期待的服務。

飛機上的其它廁所還將和往常一樣，爲男女通用。

全日空公司的一名發言人說：“很多人認爲，配備女士專用衛生間將是我們公司區別於其他航空公司的一個重要因素。”

他說：“很多女性稱，如果她們在使用衛生間時，外面有男士等候，會感到不舒服。”

這位發言人否認推出這項新服務是因爲有人投訴男士弄髒衛生間。他告訴記者說：“這些看法可能存在，但我們手頭並沒有這樣的資料。”

自2006年以來，全日空公司每年都會一次進行爲期一月的環保意識宣傳活動，其中包括要求國內航班的旅客在登機前先如廁“減重”，從而減少飛機的二氧化碳排放量。

該公司還計劃在其飛機內安裝一種全自動沖水座便器。這種馬桶在日本很常見，第一次來日本旅遊和使用這種馬桶的人都會覺得很新鮮。

這種全自動座便器會安裝在將於今年四月投入使用的波音777-300ER和將於年內投入使用的波音787飛機上。

Vocabulary:

soil: to make dirty, particularly on the surface 弄髒（He soiled his hands repairing the machine. 他修理機器弄髒了手。）