The U.S. Department of Transportation has finalized new regulations requiring more commercial aircraft to have accessible bathrooms, addressing longstanding complaints from disabled travellers, reports the New York Times.
The rules mandate that new single-aisle planes with at least 125 seats must have at least one spacious bathroom for disabled passengers and attendants to move freely. Twin-aisle planes already have accessible bathrooms.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg highlighted the need to ease the difficulties faced by millions of wheelchair users who often had to dehydrate themselves before flying or avoid air travel altogether due to the lack of accessible bathrooms.
The new regulations also include installing grab bars in bathrooms on certain new planes. Airlines must comply with the requirements for planes ordered after 2033 or delivered after 2035.
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