Ragged nerves of crew in Bahrain

[Panama Jack]

I read that a circular has been issued by the Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs stating that with immediate effect, all uniformed staff are prohibited from smoking anywhere within the Airport Terminal Building. This includes designated smoking areas.

I am not a smoker, so really I could care less. However, I don't understand the logic. On many long, multi-sector days, the nicotine addicts of a flight charge off to have their coffin stick. It is not an outright smoking ban at BAH, seems like just uniformed airline and airport employees are being targetted.

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Punk rockers? Naw! Just an airline crew that has momentarily removed their uniforms and are trying to avoid getting caught by smoking in the Boy's Room.

Feels like highschool.

[MikeHunt]

About time CAA and GF agreed that gate 17 was actually for passengers and not for crew to puff their ware while passsengers can't find a seat during a delay.

[tbaylx]

Eventually they'll catch up with the rest of the world and just ban smoking anywhere indoors for everybody.

[Panama Jack]

Probably. It just seems that, for an aviation company at least, there are more smokers here than in other parts that I have worked.

I wonder if the government will target cigarettes with "Sin Taxes" like they do in other parts of the world (and like they do here in the Middle East thus rendering the price of liquor much higher). Would have prefer that over the 1% Unemployment Insurance. :hmm:

[2lowgear]

For those of you that still smoke a pack on the way to TRV. Watch out they're coming for you too.

[Bombay HF]

Pretty soon the only place you'll be allowed to smoke is on a Gulf Air flight deck;)

[Sal-e]

Unofficially allowed to smoke secretly you mean?

[Panama Jack]

It is interesting that at least one airline has had a "nicotine free" policy for over a decade.

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