Smoking Flight

Batik Air has reported a passenger to the police for smoking in a plane’s toilet while flying.

 After the flight landed the pilot reported the incident to ground handling and aviation security officers,

 who then reported the man to the police and airport authority.

“All Batik Air flights are smoke-free, including smoking electronic cigarettes.

On each flight, a flight attendant always announces the smoking prohibition.

Under a civil flight security regulation,

each plane with a capacity of 20 passengers or more

is required to install a smoke detector in each toilet as well as a fire extinguisher.   

 (FAA) prohibited smoking on airplanes while in flight in 1989,

with the ban being adopted internationally in 1998.

In the statement, Batik Air urged all passengers to abide by the regulation.