Smoking Transit

The Juneau International Airport has transfered two smoking areas farther away from the terminal entrances. The airport has received a number of public complaints about smoking at the terminal entrance. In December 2012 the Airport Board approved a smoking prohibition in any area the board designates. The airport authorities do not plan a full ban on smoking because a number of employees and airline passengers smoke. The airport already had two smoking shelters next to the terminal entrance. These will be removed from the curb and relocated near the bus canopy at the new end of the terminal. There are no smoking areas inside the terminal building or at the airside. 

Family fined for smoking on plane.

A Charter plane was diverted to Bermuda after a family was smoking on the flight in early February. (Courtesy: Bernews.ca)

This Canadian family was fined for smoking on a vacation flight headed to Dominican Republic.

3 passengers of of the family of four refused to say to Cabin personal where they had stashed their spent cigarette butts. Because of allegedly fire hazard posed by potentially smoldering cigarette butts, stashed somewhere on the plane, the flight was re-routed to Wade Airport in Bermuda, where the airplane made an unscheduled landing. Due to this lading and delay the plane's crew had exceeded their allowable duty time, therefore forcing an overnight layover for crew and 200 passengers. The family was fined for smoking on plane. The family is waiting charges by local court.