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[Bangladesh, Turkey] LETTER: Clampdown on smoking

I have come to realise that smoking is more a demand of the mind than the body and giving it up does not involve phasing out the habit by chewing nicotine gums or using body patches, but quitting it once and for all.
Financial Express (bd)
added Jun 10, 2012 21:37
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[Asia, China] BLOG / ERNEST KAO: Plane will not wait for you to buy cigarettes, says flight attendant to policewoman

So sensitive is the issue of power abuse these days that rumours of a Hong Kong flight attendant rejecting demands from a uniformed military police officer became an instant hit on weibo. The officer wanted to delay take-off so she could go out and buy ci
South China Morning Post
added May 8, 2013 07:09
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[Asia, Thailand] Call for total smoking ban at all airports

A health advocate called for a total ban on smoking at major airports nationwide yesterday after many areas of passenger terminals were found to have "second-hand" smoke levels two times higher than World Health Organisation (WHO) standards over 24 hours
The Nation (th)
added May 8, 2013 01:43
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[Canada] Don't rush to judge 'smoking' family, Cape Breton residents say

The Cape Breton family whose vacation was cut short after their behaviour in-flight landed them in hot water is the talk of their hometown, but residents of Mabou, N.S., are urging Canadians not to rush to judgment.
Canadian Television (CTV) (ca)
added Feb 6, 2013 20:24
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[Pennsylvania] Cigarette butt caused Pittsburgh airport smoke

-A smoldering fire that shut down a concourse at Pittsburgh International Airport was caused by someone smoking in the boy's room. Spokeswoman JoAnn Jenny says the butt caught some paper towels and other debris on fire that had been stashed behind a plum
AP - Associated Press
added Dec 6, 2012 14:26
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[UK] Ryanair air hostesses who tried to smuggle almost 14,000 duty free cigarettes into Britain escape jail

An air hostess whose career crash landed after being unmasked as a cigarette smuggler wept as she walked free from court today. Former Ryanair stewardess Gemma Phillips, 26, started the racket with cabin crew colleague Adam McEvatt so they could sell t
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Sep 17, 2012 17:15
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[Europe] In Flight Stop Smoking Campaign 'Takes Off'

This week the European Commission launched the world's first in-flight smoking cessation card. About the same size as the standard airline 'safety-drill' card, the smoking cessation card will sit alongside the drill card in the pocket of the seat in fron
Medical News TODAY(UK)
added Jun 6, 2012 13:24
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Frank Lautenberg's Legacy Includes Saving Airline Passengers From Secondhand Smoke

The New Jersey Democrat, who helped pass the '87 bill, had once been a two-pack-a-day smoker himself. But over the course of his career he had come to care deeply about advancing public health through the legislative process.
Huffington Post (blog)
added Jun 4, 2013 02:44
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[Guam] DFS files appeal, lawsuit

Two international duty-free retailers filed separate protests yesterday against the Guam airport agency's recent signing of a contract for prime retail space at the airport terminal despite ethical and legal concerns.
Pacific Daily News (gu)
added May 30, 2013 19:13
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[UK] Airport evacuation smoker acquitted

A 28-year-old woman has been acquitted of smoking in a disabled toilet at Glasgow Airport even though she admitted doing it. The international departures area of the airport was evacuated after a fire alarm was triggered ... she was acquitted after pros
BBC Online
added Apr 18, 2013 16:56
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