This Is Why We Can’t Smoke on Flights Anymore

Black Box Down

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Aviation, Leisure

4.9 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola dive into the reasons smoking has been banned on airlines. Find out why airlines have put a stop to the Madmen era of smoking on flights in this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by Lectric eBikes (http://lectricebikes.com), Green Chef (http://greenchef.com/blackboxdown60 and use code blackboxdown60), and Tales from the Stinky Dragon (https://link.chtbl.com/stinkydragontales). Find us on social media and buy our merch here! https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Go to blackboxdownpod.com to support us directly! Already a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: http://bit.ly/FIRSTRSS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Rooster Teeth production.
0:08.0	The captain has turned on the no-spoken sign.
0:11.2	Gone is the golden age travel where passengers could request cigars by a helpful flight attendant
0:15.5	who would also provide a light.
0:17.5	Gears up, light up was a common term in the era when smoking in confined spaces like elevators
0:22.1	was commonplace.
0:23.4	The first half of the 20th century was covered in tobacco-filled haze of smokers getting
0:27.4	their nicotine fix at will while sharing their vise with non-smokers who were unfortunate
0:31.5	enough to be trapped in confined spaces in hailing secondhand fumes.
0:35.8	These days, airline passengers rarely witness the sight of the ash tray embedded in the
0:39.6	armor of their seat as it's sealed shut as a relic of this bygone era of smoke-filled
0:44.2	skies.
0:45.5	Passengers these days who decide to light up in flight are more likely to face fines
0:48.5	and handcuffs instead of a smiling attendant passing out matches.
0:52.8	What happened to change the habits of in-flight smoking and shifted the balance to cater to
0:55.8	the non-smoking crowd of airline passengers worldwide?
0:58.7	Find out on this episode of Black Box Down.
1:06.4	Hello everyone, welcome to Black Box Down.
1:07.9	It's Gus and Chris.
1:08.9	Hello Chris.
1:09.9	Hi.
1:10.9	We're here with a supplemental episode.
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