Boeing 787 had to turn back because 8/9 toilets were damaged

According to Business Insider , a KLM spokesperson said that some of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's lavatories stopped working on a flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Los Angeles, USA on Monday, forcing the pilots to return to the departure airport.

Immediately after takeoff, the flight attendants realized that only one restroom on the plane was still usable.

The flight had to turn back halfway through the journey.

Data from Flightradar24 shows that the pilots initially considered returning to Amsterdam after about an hour in the air. The plane circled north of England before the pilots decided to continue.

But two hours later, the pilot decided to turn around and return to Amsterdam Schiphol airport - meaning passengers had a six-and-a-half hour flight in the air.

"KL601 to Los Angeles returned to Amsterdam on Monday after discovering that the lavatory was no longer functioning properly. This incident occurred after departure," KLM said.

The airline later replaced the 787 with another one, which departed from Amsterdam nine hours later than originally scheduled.

The plane with the faulty lavatory appeared to have been repaired overnight as it flew to Houston and returned on Tuesday, according to Flightradar24.

Bathroom damage that causes planes to turn around has happened before, but complete damage is rare.

Planes being diverted due to faulty toilets is rare but not unheard of. Last April, 300 Austrian Airlines passengers had to rebook their flights after five of the eight toilets failed to flush.

And in 2018, a Norwegian flight ironically had 85 plumbers on board but had to return to the airport due to a malfunctioning toilet.

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