Japan's two leading carriers are to ban smoking on all flights - both international and domestic - early next year. Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) say they will introduce their bans on 1 April and 28 March respectively.
Both carriers claim that the move to all-out bans follows conclusive passenger research supporting such moves.
ANA subsidiary Air Nippon banned smoking on all domestic flights in April this year, while Japan Air System went smoke-free on all 88 domestic flights on 17 July.
Source: Flight Daily News
