EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9292 posts, RR: 12 Reply 1, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 3912 times:
No.. I don't think so. Pipes too were a no.
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kaitak From Ireland, joined Aug 1999, 11998 posts, RR: 36 Reply 2, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 3912 times:
I know that quite a few carriers banned pipe and cigar smoking, while permitting cigarette smoking. (Malaysia Airlines/MAS even banned a local product called "kretek"). Aer Lingus and SIA are two I can recall, in this category.
skymiler From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 471 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 3846 times:
IIRC, pipes were allowed at one time. A friend found that for a longish flight Amphora and some "medicinal" herb were great (and undetectable due to the sweet tobacco aroma) in the last few rows, especially up against those Speys on a BAC 1-11.
Watched him in Action on Allegheny in the early 70's.!
As smoking faded, pipes and cigars were banned, and then cigarettes.
Skyhawk From United States of America, joined May 2001, 1065 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 3745 times:
When I started flying in 1971 for National cigars were allowed along with pipes and cigarettes.
OzarkD9S From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4684 posts, RR: 23 Reply 6, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 3727 times:
Unless I'm getting completely senile, I recall reading something about an airline that had a special cigar lounge or something on that order. Am I maybe thinking of Mohawk's old "Gaslight" DC-3's that flew a series of flights from BOS to various upstate NY markets?
OldAeroGuy From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 3219 posts, RR: 66 Reply 7, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 3722 times:
Quoting Gulfstream650 (Thread starter): I was wondering if airlines allowed cigar smoking when smoking used to be permitted?
Cigar smoking was allowed on the "Hindenberg". There was a special hydrogen proof smoking room.
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PacNWjet From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 841 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 3667 times:
Quoting OzarkD9S (Reply 6): Unless I'm getting completely senile, I recall reading something about an airline that had a special cigar lounge or something on that order. Am I maybe thinking of Mohawk's old "Gaslight" DC-3's that flew a series of flights from BOS to various upstate NY markets?
I believe I have heard about the same thing. I think there was an article about that in an issue of Airways magazine, but I am too lazy to try and look it up right now. I think I also read that United had a few "men only" flights on which complimentary cigars were provided. On a separate note, my uncle was once upgraded to first class on a Northwest flight to Europe and claims he ended up in the smoking section seated next to a passenger with a cigarette in one hand and a cigar in the other!
TxAgKuwait From United States of America, joined Aug 1999, 1803 posts, RR: 47 Reply 9, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 3655 times:
Even as far back as the late 50s/early 60s Trans-Texas (later Texas Intl, now Continental) had a sign on their DC3s and Convairs that read "cigarette smoking only."
PacNWjet From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 841 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 3586 times:
Quoting OzarkD9S (Reply 6): Am I maybe thinking of Mohawk's old "Gaslight" DC-3's that flew a series of flights from BOS to various upstate NY markets?
Here is information about Mohawk's Gaslight Service from page 704 of the November 4, 1960 issue of Flight magazine:
See the first news item that begins "I am obliged to a reader at Harvard" and includes a quote from the Herald Tribune about the Gaslight Service with "stewardesses" serving beer, cheese, and pretzels, and selling "good five cent cigars."
jmbweeboy From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 266 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 3515 times:
United's "Men only" Caravelle flights between Newark and Chicago permitted cigars and pipes during the 1960's
WROORD From United States of America, joined Mar 2009, 832 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 3462 times:
Viscount724 thank for the photo and the 'men only club' pamphlet - I love it. I like the list of 'extra' services. Those were the days when you got not only a decent meal, but slippers, toothpast and toothbrush, playing cards, etc.
I could never get used to people smoking in the back of the plane. The curtain did not really help and after a hop over the pond you smelled like hell. Funny how at 10K feet you would hear that you can start smoking and now that you can use your electronic devices...times have changed.
KL642 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 350 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 3299 times:
I remember my Dad smoking cigars & pipes on all of our trans Atlantic flights in the 1960's and early 1970's. I remember once being in the middle seat on an IB DC-8 JFK-LPA with my Mom puffing her Pall Malls and my dad alternating between his disgusting cigars and pipes. That was when I decided that I would never smoke! And now I have lung cancer. Go figure!
Alex
conductor From Canada, joined May 2007, 6 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 3026 times:
Hi,I was on OLYMPIC AIRWAYS in Mar,1984 on a flight from Athens(ATI) to the Island of Crete ,Heraklion(HER) a 707, and a man sparked up a cigar on that flight.
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38599 posts, RR: 79 Reply 19, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 3023 times:
You can still smoke cigars today on Cubana.
I flew on a Cubana IL-62 from Cancun to Havana and there were a few folks smoking them inflight.
In fact, I had one too.
BA319-131 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 8278 posts, RR: 56 Reply 20, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 3007 times:
In the 90's BA did not allow cigars, though I distinctly remember one flight where the chap behind me in the 'smoking' row wrapped roll up paper around one - everybody knew because of the smell but nobody said anything.
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