We’ve written before at Huffpost UK about why airline staff really greet you at the door, what that mysterious black triangle above plane windows is for, and why blinds go up during takeoff and landing.
But recently, I’ve been wondering about what I always saw as a baffling on-board artefact: aeroplane ashtrays.
Even though the UK has banned smoking on flights since 1997, it’s not uncommon to find a metal ashtray in the loo of your plane.
In fact, regulators like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) require an ashtray on board. And in 2009, a
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