All domestic airlines were ordered to immediately prohibit smoking in the cockpit and to severely¹ punish crew members who violate the ban, a notice issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Tuesday.

 

中国民用航空据周二发布通知，所有国内航线严禁在驾驶舱内抽烟，违者严惩。

 

It ordered airlines to suspend crew members who smoke in the cockpit－including those using e-cigarettes－for 12 months for a first offense² and 36 months for repeat offenders³.

 

Other crew members who fail to intervene when a member of the cockpit crew is smoking are subject to suspension for six months, the administration said, adding that if smoking on a plane results in serious consequences, the penalty will be more severe and recorded in crew members' files.

 

The administration said airlines must carry out inspections⁴ from time to time, and it asked all crew members to supervise misbehavior.

 

Smoking was strictly⁵ banned in the passenger cabin and toilets of all aircraft in October 2017, but individual airlines had the option to permit smoking in the cockpit for two years. The cockpit ban issued on Tuesday accelerates the original time frame.

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