Do not mind the suggestion to go to the toilet first before boarding the plane. Otherwise your fate may be as unlucky as this man.
A man was forced down by Delta Air Lines when he tried to go to the toilet before the plane took off. It seems there are still many passengers who do not understand the security procedures.
Pilots are not allowed to run the aircraft if the toilet cabin is filled by someone. That means, the toilet is an area that is strictly forbidden to enter when it is about to take off.
The reason is simple. Takeoff is the most critical moment for every flight. Passengers and cabin crew should remain in the seat of a plane with a seat belt.
This certainly applies also during the landing phase. Imagine if the plane's wheels start hitting the asphalt. Surely you do not want to fall in the toilet, do you? There are a lot of pointed objects in the toilet that are dangerous when someone stumbles over them.
In some emergency cases, even many passengers are trapped by locked toilet doors.
Another reason related to the plane crash was for the investigation team to easily identify the bodies based on the order of the passenger benches.
The crew said that the best time to use the toilet was after the pilot turned off the sign to install the seat belt and before the steward went around hawking the food.