3 ms·
Brand new aircraft still include fixtures to stub out cigarettes in the bathrooms, because it doesn't matter if you declare that something's forbidden, people w
by mjg59 4y ago
Brand new aircraft still include fixtures to stub out cigarettes in the bathrooms, because it doesn't matter if you declare that something's forbidden, people will do it anyway and you need to do what you can to minimise harm.
- buildsjets 4y agoThe ashtray is required equipment, and you can't legally dispatch the airplane if it is inoperative, unless you disable that lavatory. Truth! 14 CFR 25.853 (g) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-25/subpart-D/subject-group-ECFR1e1f52030ba4797/section-25.853 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-C...
- Marsymars 4y agoWon’t smoking in an airplane bathroom set off an alarm?
- yencabulator 4y agoYes. The person triggering the alarm will still likely look for a place to extinguish the cigarette, and pretend they've done nothing wrong. The ashtray thing is there because otherwise those idiots will put the burning cigarette in the trash or in the tank with chemicals in which it might just cause a pile-up of debris and clogs.
- dredmorbius 4y agoI'd put this a bit differently, though with the same general idea: - The alarm will alert flight attendants to the situation, allow them to identify the violator of the non-smoking regulation, of the potentially hazardous situation (open flame in an aircraft), and if necessary bar the person from future flights. - The ashtray will likely prevent a lit cigarette from burning down the aircraft in flight if improperly disposed of with, say, dry paper trash. A smouldering cigarette in a rubbish bin could imperil the entire flight, passenger manifest, and crew.