P.M. BRIEFING : Pilots Accused in Smoking Ban
Two pilots flying for Air Canada, the airline that led the fight for smoke-free flights, have been charged with smoking in the cockpit.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police charged Air Canada pilots Jack Haycock and Eppie Mulder with smoking in the workplace, offenses under Canada’s new health act. That law, in effect since last December, forbids smoking in any workplace except in specially designated areas.
Air Canada became the first airline to ban smoking on some flights in North America in 1986, later extending the ban to some international flights.
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