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This Is Why We Can’t Smoke on Flights Anymore

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The Transition to Smoking on a Plane

Until 1971, most airlines allowed unrestricted smoking in the cabin and on the flight deck. Flight attendants who were led by an activist named Patty Young began fighting for the right to work in a tobacco-free environment. That movement started in the summer of 1969.

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