Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Distraction; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft; Company Policy; Human Factors
ZZZZ-ZZZ 14.40 duty day operated Aircraft X with XXX souls on board with 3 working lavatories. Cockpit informed us we would operate all lavs in order to depart but not have running water in the other lavatories. Captain's decision. Cockpit had 1400 sanitary wipes boarded. FA's not comfortable with non COVID procedures so it was agreed to lock other lavs off and operate only 3 lavs with running water. Please note ZZZZ has increased their COVID protocol due to increased COVID numbers.Under no circumstance should an aircraft operate without the ability to wash your hands especially on long range flying. As a situation arises during a pandemic; even though a policy has not been updated to reflect COVID procedures; it is imperative a Captain make a decision based on the health and safety of the crew. We had 3 working LAVs. That's not acceptable during COVID. CDC recommends hand washing.
Flight Attendant reported there were only 3 fully operational lavatories during a long haul flight.