Just when I thought cigarette smoking was becoming less socially excepted in this part of the world, at least on public transport, I discovered the following news story...
Luxury Flight to Let You Light Up
July 12 — With nationwide smoking bans going into effect all across Europe, Smokers' International Airways, SMINTair, www.smintair.com, is planning to launch all-smoking air service between Germany and Japan. More than 25 percent of Germans and 49 percent of Japanese men are smokers. The airline plans to charge upwards of $6000 for business-class seats on its two refurbished Boeing 747s, which will come with three lounges, a cocktail bar, and gourmet meals. It the idea takes off, the airline will start flying in December.
July 12 — With nationwide smoking bans going into effect all across Europe, Smokers' International Airways, SMINTair, www.smintair.com, is planning to launch all-smoking air service between Germany and Japan. More than 25 percent of Germans and 49 percent of Japanese men are smokers. The airline plans to charge upwards of $6000 for business-class seats on its two refurbished Boeing 747s, which will come with three lounges, a cocktail bar, and gourmet meals. It the idea takes off, the airline will start flying in December.
If it takes off I bet they start flying out of Italy as well.
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