Smoking has been banned in many large offices and work environments for good reasons. If its been banned in those situations, why should one person in a confined space inflict the second hand smoke on the other person? Some of the responses really surprised me - why do you put up with it, guys and guyesses? Bleeeuuurrgghh :yuk:

Would you let someone smoke in your car? Not me. There's plenty of places outside where the smoking can be done, the same goes for the 'plane

Let the big man smoke then open the flight deck door letting all those pissed off and drunken pax queing for the toilet see him. Explain that smart arse!

Seriously, I've had a few smoke on turnarounds with the CC but never in the flightdeck. I just do a walkaround until they've finished. I dont think threatening an F/O over a nicotine fix is very condusive to good CRM and most professionals know this.

Having also worked in the bizjet environment smoking on empty sectors was a no no as most pax didnt pay a squillion bucks to ride in an aircraft smelling of stale ciggie from the flightdeck.

I dont spit my beer all over the Captain on a nightstop so they dont breathe smoke in my face.

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