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Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: CMC Airboss on November 21, 2005, 01:48:23 PM
This is almost tragically funny

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/australia.tourist.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/australia.tourist.ap/index.html)
Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: Mickey1992 on November 21, 2005, 01:57:21 PM
"Sellies, who did not speak in court and was aided by a translator, was placed on a 1,000 Australian dollar (US$734; euro623) bond -- meaning she will have to pay that amount if she commits another offense in the next 12 months."

Does this mean she received NO fine?!?
Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: Ripsnort on November 21, 2005, 02:05:30 PM
You're allowed to smoke on a commercial flight as long as you're at least 50 feet from the door, and 6 miles down. :)

And FWIW, one could never get the door of a commercial flight open...cabin pressure.
Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: Vulcan on November 21, 2005, 03:01:20 PM
OMG that woman should be made an honourary FDB!
Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: Maverick on November 21, 2005, 06:06:52 PM
Yep she walked with no money out of pocket or jail time.
Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: Saintaw on November 22, 2005, 05:54:35 AM
Last time I flew from Japan to Yurop, they busted 4 guys smokin' in the toilets (at the same time).

They "must" know there's a smoke detector in there... don't they?
Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: Masherbrum on November 22, 2005, 07:34:27 AM
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Originally posted by Vulcan
OMG that woman should be made an honourary FDB!


She was French.

Karaya
Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: Boroda on November 22, 2005, 07:39:07 AM
Fortunately Russia is a smoking country. It's always possible to talk to a stewardess and smoke somewhere in the back. In Tu-154 they gave me ashtrays. In An-24 (small turboprop) we smoked in the tail compartment, between control-rods.

As for smoke detectors - AFAIK it's possible to cover them with something like a condom or a polyethylene wrap from your lunch ;)
Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: dmf on November 22, 2005, 08:11:42 AM
They should have acomendated her. Fly down to a level where people can breathe, open the door, and let her out.
Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: Saintaw on November 22, 2005, 11:59:29 AM
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Originally posted by Boroda

As for smoke detectors - AFAIK it's possible to cover them with something like a condom or a polyethylene wrap from your lunch ;)


Aren't those sensitive to heat rather than smoke?hmm I just made my point moot didn't I? ...
Title: Need to smoke on your next flight? Step outside please
Post by: Wolfala on November 22, 2005, 12:21:21 PM
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Originally posted by Boroda
Fortunately Russia is a smoking country. It's always possible to talk to a stewardess and smoke somewhere in the back. In Tu-154 they gave me ashtrays. In An-24 (small turboprop) we smoked in the tail compartment, between control-rods.

As for smoke detectors - AFAIK it's possible to cover them with something like a condom or a polyethylene wrap from your lunch ;)


Interesting you point this out b.c. I remember when I was on the 154 there was a guy doing the exact same thing. But was mentioned there was some sort overboard waste gate b/c he was in the back? I dunno, different experience all together. Sleeping on them though, was a matter of propping yr head against the window and listening to "wooooowwww woooooowwwwww woooooowwwwww." Great for head massage though.

Wolf