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Can I smoke in my own plane?

Can you smoke on your own private jet? Of course. If you own the aircraft, you can smoke as much tobacco as you want.



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Pilots can and sometimes do smoke in the cockpits of business jets. These can be as large as airliners (see BBJ), but usually aren't. Even when a country and/or airline ban smoking in the flight deck, some pilots will ignore the ban and still light up. This was quite common with Asian carriers in the past.

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The short answer to this question is no.
Smoking is banned from all commercial airline flights for a variety of reasons, including passenger health concerns, reduced maintenance costs associated with keeping the aircraft clean from tobacco smoke residue, and fire hazard prevention.

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Nicotine inhalers are one of the best nicotine replacement for a long flight. They have the added benefit of being handheld and inhaled, like a cigarette, which is an action many smokers miss when trying to quit smoking.

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Under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 's direction, ashtrays must be on the bathroom doors of all airliners. The reason is that ashtrays are there for the passengers who do smoke. Despite warnings and laws prohibiting inflight smoking, some stubborn customers continue to disobey the rules.

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Subsequently, following concerted lobbying efforts by health advocates, Congress passed legislation banning smoking on US domestic flights of less than two hours, which became effective in 1988. The law was made permanent and extended to flights of less than six hours in 1990.

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Rules & Regulations
As of 2000, federal law prohibit smoking on all domestic commercial airlines, despite the fact that, by law, commercial airliners must still have an ashtray installed inside of their lavatories.

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Pilots can and sometimes do smoke in the cockpits of business jets. These can be as large as airliners (see BBJ), but usually aren't. Even when a country and/or airline ban smoking in the flight deck, some pilots will ignore the ban and still light up.

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Can airplane bathrooms detect vape? Yes. The lavatory uses regular smoke detectors, and vapour can set them off. So unless you know where to close them, and wait long enough to know for sure there isn't any vapour left in the air, don't vape.

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Can airplane bathrooms detect vape? Yes. The lavatory uses regular smoke detectors, and vapour can set them off. So unless you know where to close them, and wait long enough to know for sure there isn't any vapour left in the air, don't vape.

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In the US, smoking on an aircraft is not only illegal, but it is punishable with a $4,000 fine. US officials treat smoking on an airplane as a serious offense and have strictly enforced this law since it was first passed.

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On February 25, 1990, the “no-smoking” sign was permanently lit on U.S. domestic airline flights – for the health of flight attendants and passengers. This eventually led to smokefree air on all flights to and from the U.S. and to smokefree policies for airlines worldwide.

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You may smoke on a cruise ship, but only in designated smoking areas. On most ships operated by U.S. cruise lines, all indoor public spaces are off-limits with the exceptions being the casino (or part of the casino), a cigar lounge (if the ship has one) and one or two other lounges.

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Smoking isn't allowed in any enclosed workplace, public building or on public transport in the UK.

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