Originally Posted by
PTravel
It's odd but, even on very long flights, e.g. LAX to HKG, I don't feel much urge to smoke. However, as soon as I get to the airport, I can't wait to get out on the street (or, in China, to a smoking lounge) and light up. Similarly, when I fly through Denver I make a beeline for the smoking bar, but if I'm flying though Chicago, I'm fine waiting sans smoke in the Red Carpet Club.
I remember well the days when aircraft had smoking sections. I hated to sit there -- it was always smelly and smoky and, of course, in the very back of the plane. I'd sit in the non-smoking section and, if the urge hit me, walk back for a quick smoke.
I appreciate airports with smoking areas but I can manage quite effectively with a cigarette on long-haul flights.
Hey! Me too.
The longest flight I ever took was FRA-SFO, and I don't recall any serious problems.
When I was commuting by air, I'd typically go from 6:00 AM until about 12:30 without a cigarette, and I'd never get nervous. My wife, on the other hand, is much worse than me. Fortunately for us, I can still book smoking rooms in Europe, so she'll be all right. If they ever complete non-smoking throughout Europe I'm afraid we'll just have to stay home.
I started smoking at about age 6 or so and never looked back. I quit a few years ago, but on a vacation where I was within 3 feet of my wife 24 hours a day (coupled with some hairy driving in the Alps), I sort of started again.
PS - I'm writing this from a non-smoking Fairfield Inn. Sure it's a bit of a pain, but they're running their Megabonus, so ...