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When did airplanes become non-smoking?

Representatives of 153 members of the International Civil Aviation Organization met in 1992 and decided that airlines of all countries must ban passengers from smoking on international flights before July 1, 1996.

China also banned smoking on international flights on July 1, 1993. Smoking on an airplane and smoking while the airplane is parked on the ground during refueling are very dangerous behaviors.

The cabin space on board the aircraft is closed and small. Smoking by passengers will inevitably pollute the air, and the health hazards of smoking are gradually being recognized by the public. However, the main reason for banning smoking on airplanes is that smoking on board may cause serious safety accidents.

A few decades ago, smoking was allowed on airplanes. Most flights even provided free cigarettes and matches, and ashtrays were set up for smokers to extinguish their cigarettes.

However, since a civil aircraft flying at high altitude is a confined space, smoking can easily cause the air to become turbid, causing discomfort to the passengers. On the other hand, discarded cigarette butts can easily ignite other items and cause fires. .

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1. The airplane is a very closed place, and the air flow is much slower than on land. The smoke produced by smoking in the cabin will spread throughout the cabin, and Being unable to escape to the outside world can make other passengers uncomfortable and disgusted.

2. For people who don’t usually smoke, their body’s resistance to the toxins in cigarette smoke is much lower than that of regular smokers. Smoking on an airplane is harmful to the health of everyone on board.

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