2 1 JU(K 1990
Canadian Airlines
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hit ly smoking ban
BY HARVEY ELLJO'ff.AIR ccuEspoNoEwr
soon be f.:n On all reg-
isiered Qnad= airlines by
01tawL may cost the com-
pany Mom than L20 miflic a
year. The airline is =y
concerned that Japanese wtv
turn to nvaJ wfin-
Half of Japanese air trav-
ellers smoke and those who go
first or business cim smoke
irlo. e thitrit passengers M Own,
Only stats.
'Mote t= 90 per cent of
all the people on our services
between Canada und Japan
originate from Japan.' said
the encuuVe Vice-president of
Canadian Aidwes, X__A0
JcftnL Baftntag smoking an
these flights. be Said. would
cam the company about f-10
million -and put it at a
CANADIAN Airlines has
been thrown into a tailspin by
an Tterril report which
shows that banning smoking
0.1 ffish". Ive that vnLi
win= Originally. the Ca-
nadma government had said
airlines would have to outlaw
smoking on ad Rights in one
fcg!rwoov on July 1.
But after being p Ps Led
with the results of the Ca-
nadjan Airlines's report,
poliucaits agreed to let the
airlines pun out smaluat
over four Years.
A small loophole in the
legislation mean The com-
pany cm reduce smoking on
other flights and leave me
Japanese to puff until the total
. requned in %line ycam
Canadian Airlines have
opened a lobbying ciiialpaign
aimed at persu3dLAg Other
sidines, or eym international
le%L-.Lator&. to outlaw smoking
in the same way as the
C4nad&arLs and to provide a
-level Mayini; Field' in which
WI II at least have the
=blem.
-Our aircraft will kid less i
cammelcutl disadv"ma9C - ` mainiertitrict: because the jur 1
When the comparly-S main
r7val on ?AC mutes - Japanese
Airlines - heard of the baxt. it
sent a letterto MrJenluns. -So
SW" .1 it said. SijilL the
company's pL4bt Could be
2
filters will not need cicaning
so often and the cabin will be
dzwtr for lottger." admitted i
Mr Jenkins. -out it will only
save us a tiny proportion of
Mc 111310unt we wW JW-`
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la 14 April 1999
BATCo document for Province of British ColuMb