Recently, I came across an article from a travel expert named Christopher Elliot entitled - "Lighten up! 3 reasons the travel industry should end its war on smokers"
Well ... here's my response -
No -
- Smoking causes cancer.
- Smoking is addictive.
- Smoking pollutes the air.
- Smoking not only can kill the smoker, but can kill anyone around them.
In the article Elliot notes the majority of adults (3 in 4) do not smoke. Why should the majority of adults (and kids) be terrorized by the addictions of a few?
And I don't buy this argument that smoking is a choice. It was proven back in the 1990's that the tobacco companies were deliberating spiking cigarettes to keep people hooked.
Smokers do not have any additional rights, and should not be treated as such. The reason why I think the travel industry doesn't - and shouldn't - let up on them is because the majority of people who travel are sick of this bullshit. Airlines not only have an obligation to provide a safe environment to their customers (that is probably one of the reasons why passenger seatbelts exist on airplanes), but also to their employees.
If these smokers really and truly believe their second-hand smoke doesn't cause problems or health-related isssues on themselves or others, I have one piece of advice for them.
Don't exhale.
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