Smoking - a question for the Captains out there.
Here's a query for the Captains amongst our community. Two years ago, I was flying (as pax) from BHX to Goa on Britannia. Got the standard briefing about smoking - no problem - later reinforced by the Captain in somewhat aggressive style (ex-RAF maybe??)
Halfway through the flight (while crossing Turkey), the inevitable happens when one of the cabin crew smells cigarette smoke in the toilet, and reports it. Captain goes ballistic and makes incredibly aggressive PA speech on what he will do if he finds out who the culprit is - make an unscheduled stop - presumably in Ankara / Istanbul - and drop the guy in to the welcoming arms of the local rozzers ("ever spent a night in a Turkish jail".......) All passengers are invited to inform the cabin crew who the naughty boy is.
My question - would he REALLY have done it, given the implications in terms of delay, schedules, cost, customer relations etc. Frankly I doubt it, but would like to hear your thoughts.
Would have served the guy right though.