This Is Why We Can’t Smoke on Flights Anymore
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Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed
The fight for smoke-free skies was wrought with those unwilling to upend the status quo. Ralph Nader started petitioning the FAA to ban smoking on aircraft in 1969. It wasn't until 1986 that there was clear research that said, Hey, this is not safe. And once that comes out, I think airlines know like, Oh, now we can be reliable because it has been proven.
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