CAA warns pilots not to smoke in the aircraft

Karachi, July 9th: Smoking pilots beware! Warning issued, violation will not be tolerated, according to reports, the Civil Aviation Authority has warned the pilots that smoking could lead to suspension of the license, cigarettes or electronic cigarettes are prohibited on the plane.

According to the details, the Civil Aviation Authority has taken a big step against smoking and warned the pilots that smoking could lead to suspension of the license and the captain and first officer who smoked in the cockpit during the flight.

CAA’s Director of Flight Standards has issued orders in this regard, stating that pilots are violating in-flight smoking laws, and complaints have been received about smoking in the cockpit during the flight. Cigarettes or electronic cigarettes are prohibited on the plane.

The Civil Aviation Authority said that disciplinary action could be taken against the smokers, the captains and first officers could lodge complaints against each other while the cabin crew and ground staff could also lodge complaints against the smokers.

The orders issued said that if the captain of the ship smoked, the first officer would report it and if the first officer smoked, the captain would report it, in addition to grounding the smoking cockpit crew will also be done.

According to the Director Flight Standard, pilots’ licenses can be suspended while no retaliatory action can be taken against the person who lodges a smoking complaint. If the passenger sees the pilot smoking, his complaint will also be acted upon. The Civil Aviation Authority has already banned in-flight smoking.

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