Everything I've read suggests the issue was a question regarding second hand smoke. Safety? Then why it take take 12 years to go from a smoking ban on domestic flights of less then 2 hours to a smoking ban on international flights over the US? The safety issue allowed, for a time, smoking by pilots. Issue was safety due to nicotine withdrawal.Smoking was banned on all domestic flights by 1990. International flights to/from USA were banned in 2000 when international agreements were created between countries. Biggest reason was safety, not passenger discomfort. A fire on a plane at 30,000' is bad news!! Recently they've banned E-Cigs from being transported on commercial airlines. Nothing to do with passenger complaints and everything to do with safety.
Everything I've read suggests the issue was a question regarding second hand smoke. Safety? Then why it take take 12 years to go from a smoking ban on domestic flights of less then 2 hours to a smoking ban on international flights over the US? The safety issue allowed, for a time, smoking by pilots. Issue was safety due to nicotine withdrawal.
Everything I've read suggests the issue was a question regarding second hand smoke. Safety? Then why it take take 12 years to go from a smoking ban on domestic flights of less then 2 hours to a smoking ban on international flights over the US? The safety issue allowed, for a time, smoking by pilots. Issue was safety due to nicotine withdrawal.
Agreed and it has nothing to do with allergies. I am not a fan of peanuts, so DH would get my bag while I ate Chex Mix purchased at the airport shop. I prefer pretzels or the cookie things American Airlines gives out.I'll be on a SW flight this evening, I'm glad that I get pretzels instead of nuts.
Fire on a plane is dangerous but my memory is concern over second hand smoke was the reason US banned smoking. It's logical. If it was a concern over fire the ban wouldn't have been phased in over a dozen years.By far the main issue was safety. Back then the majority of adults smoked and lobbied hard against any attempt to stop smoking. Over the years fewer people smoked and knowledge of 2nd had smoke reduced the arguments. You are correct for the 2 year gap between passengers and pilots. I live in a family of pilots. Again, fire on a plane is extremely dangerous. 30,000 feet up and no escape from it.