SpiceJet Passenger Locked In Lavatory Due To Malfunctioning Door

I noticed the wheelchair accessible sign on the door. Aren’t those lavatories sliding doors ? Maybe the passengers over time and crew have been mistakenly trying to push and pull the door.

Might need to start bringing my phone to the lav more consistently, just in case this happens...

Another wonderful benefit of Boeing's quality 737 model!

People pay so much money for seats with doors that close; HE should be the one paying the airline.

Boeing just can't do anything right at this moment. Doors that open spontaneously: not good. Doors that won't open at all: not good either.

I have seen springs attached to the hinges of lav doors and have always presumed that if the lock system somehow malfunctions, one can just tighten those springs and open the door from that side. No?

It is weird an aircraft door needs a complex handle design that appears broken inside . I have not flown a B737 in ages, but on A320 it is a folding door with a simple sliding lock.

Always take your phone with you everywhere.

Would a firm kick not have opened it? Theyve never looked that solid to me.

I was going to come here to trash talk SpiceJet but this whole situation seems to have been handled with more grace than I expected. They left him a solid note to not scare other passengers, and very unlike Indian aviation gave an immediate refund. He'll probably take Indigo next time though.

Aren't these doors "aftermarket" products installed by a company other than Boeing?

Please also add a story for Akasa air order of 150 Max

When have you ever seen a sliding door for an airline lavatory? Do you mean a folding door? Wheelchair friendly doors open toward the aisle to accommodate the wheelchair.

Looks like there was something broken in the door handle mechanism that prevented the door latch from sliding in to allow the door to be opened.

I’ve seen sliding door lavatories on 787s in main cabin on QF and AA. I’ve also seen it on a 777-200 AA. Once in a while.

A 737 lavatory door is so easy to open given that they have a knife or similar onboard - most crew could manage ,more drama than a day time soap.
I love watching people try to open a lavatory door, ( so many hysterical videos have been made ) there are a lot of people that apparently live in tents

The urge to take pictures of anything and everything and spread them on the Internet is almost comical. And to provide this passenger a full refund is simply ridiculous.
Maybe I am really getting old.

sh.t happens...

Wondering if this happened on, say AA, would the crew choose to break the door in flight so that passenger can be seated for landing - or do the same thing?