
“In a state that does not allow smoking in other major public places and workplaces, it is time that the Salt Lake City International Airport does what is right to protect the health of all of those who utilize it by eliminating all the indoor smoking rooms,” said Brook Carlisle, Utah government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

Several anti-smoking groups publicly urge Salt Lake City International Airport, which has five smoking rooms, to make the airport’s new main terminal - scheduled to open in 2020 - entirely tobacco-free. surgeon general, posted a photo on Facebook and Twitter giving thumbs down to smoking rooms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. flights, Vice Adm. Vivek Murthy, the U.S.

In May, a few months after the 25th anniversary of the federal law banning smoking on domestic U.S. If non-smokers’ rights advocates and the country’s top public health advocate get their wish, airport smoking rooms will be snuffed out. airports, there are special indoor spaces for smokers to light up. In many airports, manicures, music concerts, kids' play areas and lottery ticket sales are offered.Īnd in some major U.S.

Travelers can shop, snack, dine and order fancy cocktails in most U.S.
