Originally Posted by
mcolsen
I was recently on a flight where a man was caught smoking a cigarette in the lavatory of our flight. Needless to say, the situation was a lot of drama.
As a journalism student in Iowa (and a non-smoker) I found this to be a great topic for a magazine article for one of my classes. So I'm writing about how smoker's cope with flying long (or short!) distances without being able to smoke.
I was wondering if anyone has any stories or experience with this issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hi
mcolsen and welcome to FT.
There was an interesting thread on the DL board a couple of years ago about this topic; it should provide you with many answers:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54575
Here was an innovative approach quoted in the OP of the above-linked thread:
...while in Japan last week I had a most enlightening conversation with a co-worker who sucks butt to the tune of a pack+/day.
I asked him how he was able to cope with long haul flights between NRT and ATL without a puff - did he use a patch or take some kind of pill, etc ... Mainly I was selfishly curious about setting expectations for our working environment the first few hours upon his arrival to the US. What a shock to find out that he drags hourly and has never been questioned. His secret?
When in the loo lighting up, always light the fag near the sink, and be sure that the sink drain is open. Exhale lightly towards the sink drain, and be sure not to have more than four puffs. Based on how the waste water drain system works, there is enough vacuum in the drain to suck all the smoke out of the confined space if you're careful. He claims to have never set off a smoke detector in flight.
There's also some creative use of condoms in the air...
