The second comment also mentions ashtrays, pointing them out as an example of a holdover from a previous time. But that's not true in the US. They're still requ

The second comment also mentions ashtrays, pointing them out as an example of a holdover from a previous time. But that's not true in the US. They're still required by the FAA because even though smoking is never allowed, the reasoning is that if someone smokes anyway, it's safer for them to have a proper place to put it out. See http://gizmodo.com/5912352/why-airplanes-still-have-ashtrays-in-the-bathrooms http://gizmodo.com/5912352/why-airplanes-still-have-ashtrays...