but airlines are still required to fit "no smoking" signs on their planes. While the outdated regulations still serve some purpose and are a simple reminder, they also create bureaucratic ...

On October 22, the Federal Aviation Administration eliminated the rule that required an off switch for the “no smoking” sign on planes, even though smoking on US flights officially ended ...

Starting on Tuesday, the illuminated overhead “No Smoking” sign no longer requires an off switch. That obsolete requirement had become “time-consuming and burdensome” for airlines and ...

No smoking signs remain on planes even though smoking was banned on board decades ago Credit: Getty But there is a good reason why those signs remain. Towards the end of last month, the Federal ...

Encinitas installed dozens of “no smoking” signs across the city last week to encourage compliance with its new local ban on smoking and vaping in public places. Over 66 metal signs were ...

No-smoking signs at prohibited areas may actually be encouraging people to smoke as they remind them of their cravings for cigarettes, a new study has claimed. “When I say ‘don’t think of a ...

Scientists at Oxford University found that no-smoking signs have an “ironic effect” on smokers, driving them to react and think of tobacco, the researchers said. “You get ironic effects when ...

No smoking signs may be driving more people to light up, a psychological study suggests. Scientists say the messages have an 'ironic effect' on smokers that increases their craving for tobacco.