飛行機のトイレに灰皿、全面禁煙なのになぜ?

新しいモデルの飛行機にも、いまだにトイレに灰皿が備え付けられている。
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あなたは飛行機内で灰皿を見つけられるだろうか?

飛行機での喫煙は、アメリカ国内外のフライトについては2000年、正式に禁止された。しかし不思議なことに、機内は全面禁煙にもかかわらず、新しいモデルの飛行機にも、いまだにトイレに灰皿が備え付けられている。

なぜだろうか? CNNの航空担当ジョン・オストロワー記者が、改めて飛行機に灰皿が必要な理由を説明した。オストロワー氏によると、これは飛行機にまつわる疑問の中でも、最もよく出てくるものだと。灰皿の謎は、アメリカの連邦規則集(CFR)にその答えがあるという。

「飛行機内の喫煙が許されているかどうかに関わらず、トイレには独立した取り外し可能な灰皿を、目立つように各トイレのドアの入口側、またはその近くに設置しなければならない」と、CFRには書いてある。

アメリカ連邦航空局(FAA)の広報担当者はハフィントンポストUS版に、飛行機での喫煙は許されていないものの、どうしても吸おうとする喫煙者を止めることはできないという。

「飛行機内で喫煙しようとし続ける人もいます」と、FAAの広報担当者は話した。「灰皿はタバコを捨てる場所を提供します。灰皿以外のゴミ箱や望ましくない場所に捨てると、吸殻から火事になる可能性があるからです」

もし機内で喫煙しているのが見つかったら、着陸次第すぐに、罰金などの厳しい罰則が待っている。

「まずやらなければならないのは、機内で火事が発生していないのを確認することです。なぜなら、彼らは吸殻を何度もゴミ箱に捨てると思われるからです」と、USエアウェイズの客室乗務員だったトレーシー・シアー氏は2015年にニューヨークタイムズに語った。「そして同時に、その乗客に法律に従ってやめるよう忠告し、コックピット(操縦室)に連絡します。たいてい、当局が着陸後に対応します」

ここでアドバイス。とにかく飛行機内の喫煙はやめよう。

ハフィントンポストUS版より翻訳・加筆しました。

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The book\'s cover features a United Airlines stewardess (as they were known at the time) chatting with a passenger in a simulated cabin of a Douglas DC-10 in 1968.
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Newly-appointed BEA stewardesses attend Elizabeth Arden\'s grooming rooms for demonstrations of beauty tips in 1951.
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Five sets of stewardess twins served as publicity bait for TWA in 1956.
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BEA\'s classic tailing, circa 1960.
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Emilio Pucci\'s 1965 uniforms for Braniff International. The desired message, according to Lovegrove, \"sex.\"
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In uniforms originally designed by Pierre Balmain, Singapore Airlines\' stewardesses model the colorful sarongs in 1968.
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A \'Braniff Babe\' models a 1966 Pucci-designed uniform on a full-size model of the Boeing SST.
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One of the many iterations of British Airways\'s uniforms over the years.
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Gulf Air\'s adaptation of the Muslim headdress for Western clientele. The 1970s outfit was designed by Joy Stokes.
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In 1970, the first UK-based, non-white stewardesses to be independently employed by an independent airline got their wings at the London offices of British Midland Airways. From left: Innez Matthews, Irma Reid and Cindy Medford.
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The Olympic rings were the inspiration (and motif) for Greek designer Yannis Tseklenis\' 1971 uniforms for Olympic Airways.
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A stewardess models the Air Indian uniform next to the Taj Mahal-styled \'Jumbo Jet\' in 1971.
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Mary Quant\'s 1973 uniforms for Court Line Aviation, as modeled at Luton airport.
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A cabin attendant of Cathay Pacific disp(15 of30)
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A cabin attendant of Cathay Pacific displays the first uniform used from 1946 until 1950 of the Hong Kong-based airlines during the fashion show to introduce the transition of uniforms in Tokyo on July 5, 2009. The show was held as part of the Hong Kong Week to commemorate the 2009 Hong Kong-Japan Tourism Exchange Year. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Zoom on a LAN Flight Attendant(17 of30)
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United Airlines Stewardesses [1968](19 of30)
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Qantas employees parade the airline\'s new uniform during a launch in Sydney on April 16, 2013. Against French navy suiting and white shirting, Australian designer Martin Grant has used variations of the Qantas red - ruby red and fuchsia pink - featuring diagonal stripes and recreating the idea of the Qantas triangle across tops and dresses for women and on ties for men. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Australian super-model Miranda Kerr parades a design during the Qantas airline\'s new uniform launch in Sydney on April 16, 2013. Against French navy suiting and white shirting, Australian designer Martin Grant has used variations of the Qantas red - ruby red and fuchsia pink - featuring diagonal stripes and recreating the idea of the Qantas triangle across tops and dresses for women and on ties for men. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
This combo picture shows British Airways(22 of30)
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This combo picture shows British Airways cabin attendant uniforms (top L-R) 1946 model, paper made dress in 1967, designed by Clive Evans in 1970, designed by hardy Amies in 1972 and kimono for Japanese attendants (bottom L-R) first pants suits in 1977, summer model designed by Baccarat Wetherall in 1977, tartan check model of designed by Kinloch Anderson in 1988, designed by roland Klein in 1985 designed by paul Costelloe in 1992 during a fashion show in Tokyo as a part of British exhibition on May 21, 2008. British Airways celebrates its the 60th anniversary of operation in Japan. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
College student models dispay British Ai(23 of30)
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College student models dispay British Airways\' cabin attendant uniforms from 1946 to current the models, including paper made dress (2nd R) and kimono dress (6th R) during a fashion show in Tokyo as a part of a British exhibition on May 21, 2008. British Airways celebrated the 60th anniversary of operation in Japan. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
A cabin attendant of Cathay Pacific disp(24 of30)
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A cabin attendant of Cathay Pacific displays the uniform used from 1950 until 1954 of the Hong Kong-based airlines during the fashion show to introduce the transition of uniforms in Tokyo on July 5, 2009. The show was held as part of the Hong Kong Week to commemorate the 2009 Hong Kong-Japan Tourism Exchange Year. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
All Nippon Airways (ANA) cabin attendant(25 of30)
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All Nippon Airways (ANA) cabin attendants wave beside Boeing 787 Dreamliner during a media viewing at Haneda airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. Boeing\'s 787 Dreamliner flew into Tokyo from Seattle on July 3 for test flights as All Nippon Airways prepares to become the world\'s first airline to deploy the new fuel-efficient long-haul jet. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Air Asia Japan's cabin attendants smile (26 of30)
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Air Asia Japan\'s cabin attendants smile in the cabin of the newly designed Airbus A320 during its press preview at the Narita International airport on July 19, 2012. Air Asia Japan will start its domestic operation from August 2012 and international operation from October 2012. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
JAPAN-AVIATION-COMPANY-JAL(27 of30)
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Japan Arilines cabin attendants pose in their new uniforms during a photo session during the company\'s press preview in their maintenance centre at the Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo on December 20, 2012. JAL displayed their new uniforms and new \'JAL SKY SUIT 777\' seats for all cabin categories of their new Boeing 777-300ER jetliners during the press preview. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Japan Airlines President Yoshiharu Ueki (C) and fashion designer Keita Maruyama (3rd R) pose with cabin attendants (L) and ground service staff (R) in their new uniforms during the company\'s press preview in their maintenance centre at the Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo on December 20, 2012. JAL displayed their new uniforms and new \'JAL SKY SUIT 777\' seats for all cabin categories of their new Boeing 777-300ER jetliners during the press preview. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Japan\'s Peach Aviation, All Nippon Airways\' (ANA) budget carrier, president Shinichi Inoue (C), accompanied by cabin attendants, shows a wooden tablet to avert disaster as they prayed for safe air service at Zojoji temple in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. Peach Aviation marked its two millionth passenger last month after 14 months in service and is set to expand its operations. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Malaysia-based low cost carrier AirAsia X chief executive Azran Osman-Rani (C) smiles as he poses with the company\'s cabin attendants after a news conference in Tokyo on August 23, 2013. AirAsia Japan, a joint venture of AirAsia and Japan\'s All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced in June that AirAsia Japan would be terminated by the end of October, just over a year after the carrier began flying out of Tokyo\'s Narita airport, due to a slump. Azran said AirAsia X, which operates the middle and long-haul flights of the AirAsia group, will continue expanding business in Japan and other Asia-Pacific countries. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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