expedite_climb
"A very good idea, however the problem is who does it first ?"
How about KU and SV ?
"How was this problem resolved re: no smoking - anyone know ?"
The difference is that there was an anti-smoking groundswell at the time (which has now attained crusade proportions), so banning smoking was seen as a marketing plus.
Without discussing the relative merits and demerits, there is no such widespread anti-alcohol sentiment in the non-Islamic world.
It will take a smoking hole, proven to have been caused by the actions of a drunken passenger, before anything is done. Maybe not even then.