When you gotta go, you gotta go–even at 30,000 feet. The alarming noise ensues when you press the “flush” button in an airplane toilet and the bowl’s contents are magically sucked away into oblivion.

Instead of using water, airplane toilets use a vacuum mechanism to suck waste into a holding tank. The toilet system is safe to use while seated, as it is specifically tested that way. Avoid flushing ...

However demoralizing it may be to use that airplane bathroom, the very fact that airport terminal fast food is offered, let alone become a tradition for so many, is a testament to the modern age of ...