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Flight ban
on smoking
sought
By Pauf Seim.
Aerospacs Corresponclard
PROPOSALS to impose a
complete smoking ban on,
jzt@.rt-l fligbts A" turn.
Ing the clean air debass tuta a
burning tMda, IMIL
I Th Canadian government
bas tr@ttea to tbe Intarsa- I
tiovAl CIvU Aviation Organks- I
Mon (ICAM askin RH -h- I
countries to conxider 1@ Maio, I
tton to ban smoking on later. 1
national fligbt.-
Sawever. Canadian .,,M
are worried that they risk ser3-
*as competitive disadvantages
if May MW to apply a complate
smoking ban on long Lazarits.
donal Men- while &than car-
riers courksmad to allow smak-
ins.
Canadian Airlines is part3m.
lary warned by the Canadian.
government's smoking ban
because of Its possibly Ininact
an the carriWs lucratIve JaW
neso'businesa. Kr Kevtn Jan.
kins, Chief operating otrierr.
says Canadian risirs losing at
ch as CS4*m (09m) a year
11 a courpLate making ban an
international nights Wm
Imposed on Canadian CarrierL
so explained Mat Japanese
travellers were big smaters,
,W* would la" IS pet caut of
our trame in Japan if szoaktag
was. banned Ltd would proba-
bly pick up only an Addlmonal.
3 per cent on other rvaUIL'
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province of British Columbia 14 April 1999
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