It’s been a long time since passengers have been allowed to smoke on an airliner in the United States. It’s the same story in Europe. But now the smoking crowd across the Atlantic have an option when the nicotine comes calling.
Ireland-based Ryanair is selling smokeless cigarettes on all the company’s flights. Ryanair says a survey showed more than 24,000 passengers would like the option to smoke during flights and that was enough of an incentive in these lean times to try and gain some market share as well as some extra income. So as long as you’re at least 18 years old, the company will sell you a pack of smokeless smokes for 6 euro (about HK$68).
Ryanair is a discount airlines that flies throughout Europe and North Africa and is no stranger to using a gimmick to bring in some business. The company says the cigarettes can’t be lit and deliver the nicotine through inhalation.
For those who fear the old days when the difference between the smoking section on an airplane and the non-smoking section was simply whichever way the air was flowing inside the cabin, the smokeless cigarettes do not emit any toxins or chemicals to nearby passengers. Company spokesman Stephen McNamara believes when smokers can get their nicotine, everybody wins, “as these cigarettes are smokeless, they cause no discomfort to other passengers and can ensure a more enjoyable and stress-free flight for all passengers as non-smokers will no longer have to cope with moody smokers in need of nicotine.”
Wired. Sep 28, 2009.
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In the business perspective, it’s a good idea for the company to sell smokeless cigarettes on their flights as their gimmick, in order to attract more passengers to have a ride and to gain extra profit from selling this product to the passengers.
In accordance with the recent news, it points out that inhaling suitable amount of Nicotine can reduce the opportunities of having Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Moreover, Nicotine can be used to reduce stress and to keep up one’s mind.
However, overtaking the amount of Nicotine may result in various diseases. Take for instance, when time flies, Nicotine will be accumulated in one’s body and caused an increase in heart rate and blood pressure. It will raise one’s blood stickiness and cholesterol will be formed, so as to block the blood from passing the blood vessels.
Though the smokeless cigarettes will not cause any discomforts to other passengers nearby, it doesn’t mean that it will not cause any side effects to the smokers. As the smokers won’t care how much Nicotine they have inhaled when they want fulfil their desires. Thus, they may overtake the amount of Nicotine and suffer from the diseases that have been mentioned above.
Summing up the above, it is reasonable and logical to conclude that the smokers should smoke less, or even refrain from smoking. As this is the only method to keep away from those diseases. What they need to do is to exercise everyday in order to reduce stress and keep a healthy, optimistic mind, which can lower the possibilities of having Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
I think the company is very clever
that to sell smokeless cigarettes on the flights to maximize the profit.But I don't think that's a good idea for those who are smooking.Although the smokeless cigarettes cause no discomfort for the passengers,it emit nicotine inside,it's not healthy for those who are smooking and it may cause cancer for them.I think the company should take the health of their passengers and stop to sell the smokelesss cigarettes
smoking is a well known bad habit which will take away our lives, the promote of smoking on plane should not be allowed. but if some passengers are so addicted to nicotine and need to take a break, i think choosing to use smokeless cigarettes is acceptable for me.
in the view point of smokers, this change is such a good news, no harm to the others and still can enjoy the nicotine. and in non-smokers view, it can ensure them from breathing in smokes.
for all, i think the promote of smoking is not a good thing, but at least, its a win-win situation for smokers and non-smokers.
From a business perspective, it is always a good idea to provide more services that customers want in order to lure them to their services. The issue of smoking has created a lot of controversies in different areas. People do know that smoking is harmful or even fatal to them, but it is rather difficult to quit such a habit. For the sake of people's health, people should not smoke. Still, it's sad to see that many young people are picking up this habit these days.
Aeroplane is a kind of dangerous transportation in the world when there is an accident,it is quite difficult to rescue in the air.There is always accident in the plane and i think the most horrible things is when the plane in on fire,it is hard to find water to put out the fire and there is many flammable substances such as fuel ,the level of the fire will be higher and harder to let the passenger to find a safe place to stay,therefore, if there is on fire,high possibilty that most of the passenger will die and it is really a unhappy thing to see that there is air accident .However,when people smoke in the plane,it higher the pobabilty that then plane will be on fire.As some survey has say that most of the fire accident happen in the house is caused by careless smoking.In the same situation, the number of carelesss smoking people cause fire accident will be increase.
To conclude,I think this is impossible to let the passenger to smoke in the plane , it is risky to do this ,therefore I disagree with this rule.
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