[Publius6961]

It should also be noted that since the ban, they no longer use fresh air to ventilate the planes; instead, they just run the air through a filtrations system which in an enclosed environment further exacerbates the problem.

Oh yes. I forgot about that one.
Trading visible tobacco smoke for invisible diseases of all kinds.

Brilliant!

This sets up the perfect conditions for environmental aircraft conditions terrorism. Create a closed system. As I said: brilliant!

[SheLion]

This sets up the perfect conditions for environmental aircraft conditions terrorism. Create a closed system. As I said: brilliant!

I was working as a Travel Agent when Northwest started their smoking ban.

Another agent that had worked in the field for several years, said that the filter system in the planes were overloaded and filthy from smokers.

Get this: once all airlines banned smoking, the people in charge of cleaning the filters let them go, thinking that since there is no more smoking on the airline, the filters will remain cleaner longer.

Guess what: now when they go to change the filters, they are BEYOND FILTH. And that is the air the passengers breath.

BUT OMG! DON'T LET THEM SMOKE!

[WildTurkey]

If you believe that junk you just quoted, please see my #21.