LAVATORY DOOR LOCK INDICATOR WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY

A locking assembly of a lavatory door in an aircraft, comprising: a locking mechanism (260, 570); and an occupancy indicator (15, 200, 410, 600). The occupancy indicator is configured with a display that enables viewing of a status of the lavatory of availability or is occupancy. The position of the locking mechanism and occupancy indicator has been changed from a higher location on the lavatory door that approximates a line-of-sight from a standing position at the lavatory door to a lower location that approximates the line-of-sight from a seated position at the lavatory door. The display of the occupancy indicator is configured with a plurality of display angles to display the status comprising at least a first display angle to allow viewing from the line-of-sight in the standing position and at a second display angle to allow viewing from the line-of-sight in a seated lower position at the lavatory door.