Emirates B773 over Atlantic on Mar 16th 2014, toilets inoperative

An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EBY performing flight EK-232 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), was enroute over the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland when the crew decided to divert to Keflavik (Iceland) due to the toilets becoming inoperative. The aircraft landed safely in Keflavik.

A passenger tweeted that the toilets had not been properly serviced in Washington.

The aircraft was able to continue the flight after 4.5 hours on the ground in Keflavik and reached Dubai with a delay of 4.5 hours.