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by crazielollie
on Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:29 am |
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Sent comments to Midway Airport in Chicago mentioning their lack of seating for those awaiting arrivals and, of course, their non-smoking policy. Got a positive reply on the seating situation. Was just told that the facility is a "non-smoking facility". E-mailed back and asked "Why?"
The reply was because the city decided it was best to be a non-smoking facility. "Why? Because". Time people who use that airport start e-mailing them about this policy. Can't stop using the airport in most cases but a simple e-mail expressing the displeasure of the customers everytime they use it would probably produce a smoking room INSIDE.
This isn't a private home. It's a place of business where, due to delays in flights, the public is often forced to spend many hours waiting there. It is not too much to ask that we want the waiting time to be pleasant. It may also help to express displeasure with non-smoking airports to the airlines. They're the ones who have to deal with disgruntled smokers who have been forced to go outside or do without during the waiting periods and then put them in planes for another non-smoking term. If smoking were as addictive as they say, they wouldn't be courting this type of upset to their passengers.
If you want to turn this around, stand up and FIGHT! Crazie |
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by Tom
on Wed Jul 14, 2004 9:00 am |
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| I agree, we can't stop flying. I'm from North Jersey, and I wouldn't drive 2 1/2 hours to Atlantic City just to be able to smoke unless I saved over $200. I usually fly out of Newark, a smoke free airport. What I do is I check all my bags and keep a pack of cigs in my pocket. This way if I'm past security and the flight is delayed, I can go out to the street and smoke. If Newark airport was run by NJ, we'd have a chance at fighting it, but NY owns half of the airport, because it is run by the port authority. I wouldn't know where to start. A few ways it would work is to have 100+ of us smoke in the airport at once. We could have 10,000+ of us smoke out in front of city hall in New York and storm the restaurants smoking. The problem is that we don't have a leader willing to coordinate this stuff. I'm no motivator, and I can't get people out to fight. Would you organize a demonstration like that in New York City. If we get a smoking motivator to make a change there, it WILL spread just as their ban spread throughout NYS, and MA. If you have that spirit in you, come to NY and initiate a change. If you are self motivated, you can easilly find 10,000 smokers to fight. RJRT will probably offer you a job afterwards too. |
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by crazielollie
on Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:36 am |
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Tom,
You seem a bit upset. I understand what you do and I could have done the same - go out and smoke. On the other hand, I choose to e-mail the airports and the airlines expressing my displeasure and discomfort with non-smoking airports. Does it help?? Well, Midway wouldn't be so cocky with their "because we made it a smoke free facility" if more people nagged them. They did answer nicely about the lack of seats for those awaiting arrivals. That's because a lot of people complained.
Memphis is actually adding more smoking restaurants and since they're doing that, it probably wouldn't take much more than a few dozen e-mails by customers to get them to consider a smoking room for those who aren't inclined to eat between flights.
Purchasing an airline ticket is the same as purchasing anything else. The airlines and the airports they use desire to make money. That puts the customer in the drivers seat if he wants to be there. If even 1/10th of the smokers who fly would express their displeasure with terminals that are "non-smoking facilities", smoking rooms would be added.
Every cent you spend with someone who is not offering their best in hospitality toward you without complaining is a vote that says what they are doing is fine with you.
Flying is a necessity for many but that doesn't mean one isn't a customer and has no rights. Voicing your opinion as to how you feel about their service and how comfortable you are with their policies is something everyone can do and should. Some airports even ask for opinions on their sites. If not, they usually have an e-mail that goes to management there. Doesn't take but a minute to e-mail your dissatisfaction about their smoking policies.
Rights aren't won by mobs. They're won by individuals. Crazie |
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