Smoking Airline
Last year my husband and I went on the Hungarian Airline Malev and were shocked when a number of passengers got caught smoking in the bathroom.
I’m EXTREMELY against smoking so I think smoking in general is simply dumb, but having a dedicated smokers airline is funny.
I would hate to be a pilot or flight attendant on those flights. Can you say cancer? Oh well, at least they won’t be flying with me and polluting MY air.
So if you feel like charring your lungs while you fly, look out for this airline!
A German entrepreneur plans to launch the world’s first smokers’ airline next year, promising a return to the times before planes became smoke-free zones.
Alexander Schoppmann, a former stockbroker, is seeking the start-up cash for Smintair – Smoker’s International Airways.
On its website Smintair promises to "bring back the exclusivity in flying encountered in the 1960s".
The plan is to fly two leased Boeing 747s on the Duesseldorf-Tokyo route.
Old-fashioned luxuries
The airline will not offer economy-class tickets, but will target business people who enjoy smoking – and who are willing to pay for some extra pampering.
Smoking will be allowed in all 138 seats on board – and there will be extra leg room, because jumbo jets normally accommodate more passengers.
"The upper deck will be the passengers’ lounge and not be jammed with seats, as you can sadly find everywhere, nowadays," the website says.
"Allergics against tobacco smoke or militant anti-smokers are asked to not apply," Smintair says on its jobs page.
On the website Mr Schoppmann writes nostalgically about the old times when Lufthansa offered its passengers a vast selection of Montecristo cigars.
He says airline smoking bans were prompted by a desire to economise on air conditioning systems. He promises to restore the old-fashioned system of pumping fresh air through the cabin.
Before it can launch, Smintair needs to find at least 40 million euros (£27.6m) for an operating licence from the German federal aviation authority.
Mr Schoppmann is optimistic his airline will take off next summer. Via Arieanna and BBC
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I think thesmoking airline is a good idea, long haul flights with nicotine withdrawel never equals up to comfortable flyers, If you have a problem with smoking on airplanes. Dont take this airline. And with the amount of nicotine withdrawal off course you will find people who are willing to get fined to smoke in a bathroom. there is a lot of air in the world. cigerette smoke wont pollute it unless its blown in ur face or ur in a confind space. im sorry there are more problems in the world other then ” oh look at that dirty smoker” people are free to do whatever they want, smoke whatever they want. Just like how some over weight people choose to continue eating. I applaud you Sir for making a smoking airline i hope you start doing more routes . i’ll be more then glad to take up one of your flights.. As for pilots and flight attendents who work on smoking flights.. its there choice, they know what they are getting themselves into, if they have a problem with smoke. DON’T WORK WITH THAT AIRLINE.. SIMPLE! a paying customer has there rights, just like how a smoker has there rights as well.
several people are also scared of flying including myself, and not being able to smoke either makes things worse on me. people tend to get drunk on board quite a lot .. they might as well just ban alchohal on planes ..