Smoking is prohibited on planes

¿Becauseé reason smoking is prohibited on airplanes? Being the aviationón the industryás regulated world, everything has a reason and a situationóWhat did I wear?ó to this extent. we tell you.

Although I am not a smoker and I personally do not like this hásmall, I looked likeó It is appropriate to create this space to answer some questions from readers whoí they are, especially, because it is a very interesting subject and that has rarely been discussed.

Like almost everything in aviationón, a prohibitionón nace of one accident the incidentéreo where a certain operation was put at riskón of an aircraft and in the case of smoking, even though it was so popular, común and legal to do so by manyños, now it is total and absoluteústrictly prohibited and included, It can bring you legal problems if you were to do so.

Rules bávolar shoes

as well we know, exist rules bávolar shoes that many of us already know, What is it like to fasten your seat belt?ósafety number for takeoff and landing, recline seat, do not obstruct emergency exits or close the table for food and alsoén, no smoking anywhere in the avión, even in the bathroomsños.

Currently, spaghettién electronic cigarettesónicos isán prohibited from being used inside any aircraft.

¿Cuándo was bannedó smoking on airplanes?

It all startedó in Australia, when in 1987 it's byeís prohibió that passengers smoke on Sunday flightséstics and in 1990 they extended it to international flights. During 1988 this measure comes to the United States when the Federal Aviation Administration – FAA prohibió smoking on long flightsón less than 2 hours with a fine of $2.000 dólares for those who manipulate the smoke detectors located in the bathroomsños del avión, This measure and fine remains in force until dítoday and ten toñundress themés wideó to all international flights.

Risks of smoking in a grandparentón

as we anticipate, these measures in aviationón were born or reinforced after unfortunate accidentséprisoners and alsoén due to serious health effects, for both smokers and those who inhale smoke unintentionally.

The más important risk root cause for the banón, it was health. During theñthose for whom this measure was permitted, it was verifiedó the appearanceón of respiratory diseases and even cancer when it was knownó the scope sédic of this deadly disease in cabin crew, pilots and even, frequent flyers.

No less important is the safety of the flight in the face of the potential risk of fire. It must be taken into account that the planes areán made with thousands of pieces and parts, which includes fabrics and rugs that caníThey will still be very flammable when exposed to a heat source and alsoén, the fuel found in the wings of airplanes or tanks, that potentially also releaseén flammable gases.

Let us remember that even pilots canísmoke during the flight, Just think about the risks of a fire at 20 thousand feet high.

Accidents toéconvicted for smoking

Sí, there have been accidentséprisoners for people who have smoked in an avión like the following well-known cases:

• Varig flight 820 the 11 of July 1973: the grandfatherón Boeing 707 PP-VJZ habítook off from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to Orly in France. Given to fire in the cabin, the grandfatherón debió emergency landing in a field, what it generatedó the death of 123 people and only 11 survivors. The investigationón determinó that a passenger threwó a cigarette butt in the bathroom trash canñO, starting the fire. The FAA later instructedó that all airplanes must have signs that instruct passengers not to do so..
• Air Canada flight 797 the 2 June 1983: the grandfatherón McDonnell Douglas DC-9 cubríto the route from Dallas Fort Worth in the United States to Montreal in Canadaá. Due to fire generated in the bathroomñor your ancestorón, They had to make an emergency landing in Cincinnati., where they died 23 passengers and survived 23. Although the origin of the flight was not determined, there will be a cigaretteíhas been the obvious cause.

There are other accidents where the potential cause, hornbeamíhas been a cigarette like the de Havilland Express the 2 October 1935 or the CAAC flight on 24 from December to 1982.

¿Becauseé aúthere are no ashtrays on airplanes?

Until very recently, it was an obligationón that all airplanes have ashtrays in each of the seats, with the aim that if anyún passenger, by someún reason theóIt would occur to him to break the strict rules, have a place to turn it off immediately and safely without compromising safety.

Currently, on airplanesáIn the new ones, individual ashtrays are no longer found and they only have some located in certain places such as bathrooms.ñthe and even, they no longer have the señto the upper luminous that you can't smoke.

Despite these changes, I will always rememberá to the passengers of the banón and corresponding fine by the crew and safety cards.

¿And if I am a smoker?

• You can smoke before the flight in certain places at the airport such as VIP lounges or restaurants that have specific spaces for it.
• Keep busy during the flight by reading a book, watching a movieísleeping or sleeping to overcome anxiety.
• Bring sweets to eat at times of greatest anxiety.