Taken From: CBC News
Date Published: January 13th, 2013
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| A "No Smoking" sign found commonly on aircraft. |
Summary: A family of Cape Breton, were allegedly caught smoking aboard a Sunwing Airlines jet from Halifax to the Dominican Republic last Friday. The pilot was forced to make an unscheduled, emergency landing which cost the airline an estimated $50,000. The airline had to pay for the unscheduled landing and hotel accommodation for all the other passengers. The family appeared in court in Hamilton, Bermuda on Monday after they were accused of smoking on a flight. The family was charged with disobeying lawful commands under Air Navigation Order. The two eldest in the family were charged with wither a $500 fine, or 10 days in prison. The family has received a permanent ban from flying with Sunwing, in the future. During the flight many passengers and flight crew smelled cigarette smoke.
Opinion: I think it was very bad for the family to smoke the plane, as it poses an extreme safety issue, and a safety risk for them and everybody else on the plane. There were around 180 passengers on the plane. It is extremely dangerous to smoke on a plane, and I think it was right for the court to charge them. Smoking on a plane not only endangers themselves, but endangers other passengers on the plane. Many plane accidents in the past were caused by people smoking. In 1998, a man died to inhalation of second hand smoke on a plane. This is just an example of how dangerous it is to smoke on a plane. I hope this case raises awareness to others, and urges them not to make the same mistake and put many other peoples' lives at risk.
I agree with your opinion. I have experience of using airplane washroom that has smoke smell inside, which was guy in front of me did it. Smoke is not allowed in airplane becuase of lots of reasons that human can have problems up in the sky. I think that family should charge a lot and putting their name on the airport black list.
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