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I-Team investigates smoking rules at Charlotte airport  

An investigation by the Newschannel 36 I-Team reveals a burning controversy at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.

It's no secret that after a long flight, smokers are looking for a place to light up. But at the same time, non-smokers want the smoke kept away from them.

On three separate trips to the airport, our cameras watched as travelers lit up in areas that were off limits. It was not an isolated problem. Our I-Team saw smokers over and over and over again, all breaking the rules in the most public of places.

There are signs posted outside -- on the curb, on walls, and on the ceiling -- all warning people of no-smoking areas, and directing smokers to the courtesy smoking points. Yet we found smokers disregarding those signs time after time.

"When you're waiting for a ride to pick you up and you have no choice but to stand outside, you're stuck there with the smokers," said Monica Godshall, a frequent traveler who tipped off NewsChannel 36 to the problem.

During our investigation, we saw people smoking in front of children and in crowded areas. And it's not just travelers. We saw workers breaking the rules, too. We took the problem to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport Aviation Director Jerry Orr. He told us the airport is aware of the problem, and they frequently get complaints from people on both sides of the issue.

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Brussels Airport:Smokers room Concourse B 

At Brussels Airport a general non-smoking policy is applicable. Not only the departing passenger but also the growing number of transfer passengers requested the possibility to smoke. As from December 2009 an exception will be applied to the non-smoking policy. A new, first, smokers room will be opened halfway Concourse B, located next to the Bar (at gate B17).

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Rhys Ifans sparks smoking scare from NZCity 

Rhys Ifans caused a mid-air panic by appearing to smoke a cigarette on a plane.

The 'Notting Hill' actor was jetting from London to Los Angeles when he began puffing on the white stick - smoking on planes is banned - causing furious passengers to complain to staff on the Virgin Atlantic flight.

The 41-year-old star caused further concern when he twisted the cigarette around and pressed the burning red ember into his lip - until staff realised it was a fake cigarette.

Rhys was using a SmokeStik, a new invention which allows smokers to get their nicotine hit without having to puff on a cigarette.

The version Rhys was using, the SmokeStik Royale, was designed by socialite Lady Victoria Hervey and features her family's crest.

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Rhys Ifans sparks smoking scare  

Rhys Ifans caused a mid-air panic by appearing to smoke a cigarette on a plane.

The 'Notting Hill' actor was jetting from London to Los Angeles when he began puffing on the white stick - smoking on planes is banned - causing furious passengers to complain to staff on the Virgin Atlantic flight.

The 41-year-old star caused further concern when he twisted the cigarette around and pressed the burning red ember into his lip - until staff realised it was a fake cigarette.

Rhys was using a SmokeStik, a new invention which allows smokers to get their nicotine hit without having to puff on a cigarette.

The version Rhys was using, the SmokeStik Royale, was designed by socialite Lady Victoria Hervey and features her family's crest.

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• Hail envisages tobacco ban; airport complaints renewed 

The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs in Hail is considering banning the sale of tobacco products at food stores in residential areas of the city as part of plans to discourage young people from smoking.

The Chairman of the Municipal Council in Hail, Turki Al-Dhab’an, said the considerations come in the light of recommendations from a study proposing the designation of specific outlets and licenses for the sale of tobacco.

The move, which could be finalized at the council’s meeting before being referred to Prince Mit’eb Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, and his Deputy Prince Mansour Bin Mit’eb Bin Abdul Aziz, would see strict regulations put in place on shopkeepers.

“Shops in breach of the regulations could be shut down by the Environmental Health Department and given large fines,” Al-Dhab’an said. . . .

Calls have been renewed, meanwhile, to enforce the smoking ban at the Kingdom’s airports, with pilgrims and doctors lamenting the failure to see laws that go back as far as 1973 in place on the ground.

Pilgrim Muhammed Al-Jahdli described the sight of tobacco advertising in public places as “annoying”.

“It’s particularly irritating for pilgrims who come from all over the world and the first thing they see when they come out of the airport is these adverts everywhere,” Al-Jahdali said.

“They have banned cigarettes in Makkah and the vicinity so they should also ban them in airports which receive millions of pilgrims,” he said.

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European Airline Brings Back the Smoking Section  

For those who fear the old days when the difference between the smoking section on an airplane and the non-smoking section was simply whichever way the air was flowing inside the cabin, the smokeless cigarettes do not emit any toxins or chemicals to nearby passengers. Company spokesman Stephen McNamara believes when smokers can get their nicotine, everybody wins, “as these cigarettes are smokeless, they cause no discomfort to other passengers and can ensure a more enjoyable and stress-free flight for all passengers as non-smokers will no longer have to cope with moody smokers in need of nicotine.”

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FAQS : Do Ryanair permit passengers to smoke onboard? 

No. You may not smoke in any part of an aircraft operated by Ryanair. All of our aircraft are fitted with smoke detectors to ensure this policy is adhered to. Failure to adhere to this regulation may result in severe criminal penalties being brought against you as well as disruption costs being claimed against you by Ryanair.

Any passenger who attempts to smoke on board a Ryanair aircraft will not be permitted to travel with Ryanair again.

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Puff, puff! Ryanair Airlines allows smoking on flights... sort of 

The Irish airline Ryanair is now allowing passengers to smoke on its flights, according to a press release.

But nonsmokers need not cancel their reservations for fear of noxious fumes. The "smokeless" cigarettes are not lit - nicotine is inhaled directly.

Packs of 10 smokeless cigarettes will be sold to passengers 18 years of age and older for 6 euros (about $8.72) on all flights.

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AL-SULAIMAN: Smoke, no one cares 

The only time when it is guaranteed that you will not find anyone smoking in our airports is during Ramadan daylight hours.

This is the only time that the “No Smoking” sign is respected. If it isn’t Ramadan, the airport is full of cigarette smoke. . . .

no one knows who is responsible for enforcing the smoking ban or who to complain when someone is smoking in these areas. To add fuel to fire, the airport employees, immigration officers and others are seen smoking in the terminals. The only airport workers not smoking are the cleaners.

When someone suggested that the government should ban smoking in public places, I just laughed.

When airports, where tight security should be implemented, fail to enforce the ban on smoking then how would the government ban it in public places?

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• Ryanair to allow passengers to 'smoke' onboard with Similar Smokeless Cigarettes  

Ryanair, the World’s favourite airline, today (20th Sept) announced that smokers no longer have to worry about long flights without a cigarette as it launches a new range of Smokeless Cigarettes to ensure passengers get their required nicotine hit without breaking the law by ‘lighting up’ onboard their aircraft.

In a recent survey over 24,000 Ryanair passengers said they would like to smoke during flights. . . .

Ryanair’s new Similar Smokeless Cigarettes are available to passengers over 18 years of age and are sold in packs of 10 onboard all Ryanair flights for just €6. Similar Smokeless Cigarettes contain no toxins or chemicals and are harmless to the user and to those around them. . . .

Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said, . . . As these cigarettes are smokeless they cause no discomfort to other passengers and can ensure a more enjoyable and stress free flight for all passengers as non-smokers will no longer have to cope with moody smokers in need of nicotine.”

Smokeless Director Chris Parsons said,

“Yet another first for Ryanair – now it’s also the smokers’ favourite airline.”

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Yet another first for Ryanair – now it’s also the smokers’ favourite airline.
Similar Smokeless Cigarettes Director Chris Parsons.

• Ryanair to introduce smokeless 'cigarettes'  

“SMOKELESS” CIGARETTES which look like the real thing but do not have to be lit to provide nicotine to the user, are to be introduced by Ryanair. . . .

The new Similar Smokeless Cigarettes are available to passengers over 18 years of age and are sold in packs of 10 on board all of the company’s flights for €6.

A company statement said they contained no toxins or chemicals and were harmless to the user and to those around them.

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As these cigarettes are smokeless they cause no discomfort to other passengers and can ensure a more enjoyable and stress-free flight for all passengers, as non-smokers will no longer have to cope with moody smokers in need of nicotine.
Stephen McNamara, spokesman for Ryanair, which will begin selling the new "Similar Smokeless Cigarettes" on its flights.

Airport approves smoking ban  

Smoke 'em if you got 'em through the end of next month inside the terminal at Piedmont Triad International Airport.

Starting Sept. 1, passengers, visitors and workers at the airport only will be able to smoke outside.

The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority, reflecting new restrictions passed earlier this year by the N.C. General Assembly, will prohibit all cigarette and other tobacco smoking, eliminating a pair of designated indoor smoking areas.

The authority, the airport's governing board, unanimously passed the new rule during its monthly meeting in the board room at PTIA.

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Health Board, PTIA Still At Odds On Smoking Ban  

GUILFORD COUNTY -- Piedmont Triad Airport leaders and county health officials have so far agreed to disagree about which agency has the authority to enforce an airport smoking ban on Sept. 1.

The Guilford County Board of Health approved smoking rules for local government buildings in June, after seeking legal opinions about the airport. Since then, the two agencies have exchanged legal opinions in letters and the airport authority has adopted its own smoking ban. As of Sept. 1, no smoking will be allowed inside airport buildings.

"The county wants to make sure that the airport authority accepts that the health department rules are the authority," Health Director Merle Green told the health board on Monday.

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Airline passengers to be fined more for smoking  

Airline passengers will be fined up to VND5 million (US$292) for smoking onboard, according to the latest draft decree announced by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.

If passed, the new legislation would reflect a fine increase of five times the current figure. At present, passengers are fined VND200,000-1 million ($12-58) if caught smoking onboard an aircraft.

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• Ryanair allowing passengers to puff on 'smokeless' cigarettes during flights  

Ryanair is allowing passengers to puff on "smokeless" cigarettes during flights.

Cabin staff on short-haul services sell the devices - which can be legally smoked in public places - at £6 for a pack of 10. . . .

A passenger said: "The stewards were brandishing the packs as they walked down the aisle. No one bought any."

Martin Dockrell, from Action on Smoking and Health, said: "Our concern with these products is that there isn't much evidence as to their safety."

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