A lavatory enclosure for an aircraft, reconfigurable to accommodate a stretcher , comprising: a first wall ; a second wall disposed apart from the first wall by a width ; a third wall extending between the first wall and the second wall ; a fourth wall disposed apart from the third wall by a depth and extending between the first wall and the second wall ; a doorway defined in the third wall , extending along at least a portion of the width ; a door having a first side , a second side , an upper end , and a lower end , the door being disposed in the doorway , the door being hinged around an axis disposed adjacent to the second wall , wherein the door is operable between an opened position and a closed position, wherein the door is a bi-fold door; wherein the lavatory enclosure comprises: a reconfigurable wall element having a first edge and a second edge , the reconfigurable wall element being disposed in the second wall , wherein the second edge of the reconfigurable wall element abuts against the door when the reconfigurable wall element is in a closed position; wherein the door can be disengaged from the axis ; wherein the reconfigurable wall element comprises a hinge disposed along the first edge permitting the reconfigurable wall element to pivot between: the closed position, where the reconfigurable element is flush with the second wall ; and an opened position, where the second edge of the reconfigurable wall element is pivoted so that the second edge is interior to the lavatory enclosure, thereby establishing an opening in the second wall; wherein, when the door is folded to a position adjacent to the first wall , after having been disengaged from the axis, and the reconfigurable wall element is opened, it is possible to pass the stretcher through the opening created by the opened reconfigurable wall element and the opened door . a first wall ; a second wall disposed apart from the first wall by a width ; a third wall extending between the first wall and the second wall ; a fourth wall disposed apart from the third wall by a depth and extending between the first wall and the second wall ; a doorway defined in the third wall , extending along at least a portion of the width ; a door having a first side , a second side , an upper end , and a lower end , the door being disposed in the doorway , the door being hinged around an axis disposed adjacent to the second wall , wherein the door is operable between an opened position and a closed position, wherein the door is a bi-fold door; wherein the lavatory enclosure comprises: a reconfigurable wall element having a first edge and a second edge , the reconfigurable wall element being disposed in the second wall , wherein the second edge of the reconfigurable wall element abuts against the door when the reconfigurable wall element is in a closed position; wherein the door can be disengaged from the axis ; wherein the reconfigurable wall element comprises a hinge disposed along the first edge permitting the reconfigurable wall element to pivot between: the closed position, where the reconfigurable element is flush with the second wall ; and an opened position, where the second edge of the reconfigurable wall element is pivoted so that the second edge is interior to the lavatory enclosure, thereby establishing an opening in the second wall; wherein, when the door is folded to a position adjacent to the first wall , after having been disengaged from the axis, and the reconfigurable wall element is opened, it is possible to pass the stretcher through the opening created by the opened reconfigurable wall element and the opened door . <EOS>