Saudi Airlines to enforce smoking ban (fwd)

[Robert Weissman <rob@essential.org>]

Saudi Airlines to enforce smoking ban
Source: Reuters, Tuesday, 8/31/99

06:27 a.m. Aug 31, 1999 Eastern

RIYADH, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp said on Tuesday it
would from Wednesday enforce a smoking ban on its flights to other Gulf
Arab states.

The move is part of a plan to gradually introduce smoking bans on flights
to other destinations.

An airline official told the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that the
smoking ban would be extended in December to flights to Middle East and
African destinations.

In June 2000, a partial ban will include some northern American, European
and Asian destinations.

The airline already prohibits smoking on domestic flights.