Denver Airport to Clear Air by Cutting Back on Smoking Lounges?

by ~ The Rebel ~ Posted 2012/05/21 19:25:52

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By year's end, Denver International Airport will be nearly smoke-free, with all but one of the four indoor smoking lounges closed.

"Now is the time to clear the air," Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Friday in announcing the move toward ending smoking within the airport. "DIA is the last public building in Colorado with indoor smoking lounges."

Hancock said the "responsible decision" is to snuff indoor smoking for "a healthier environment for travelers and employees." He noted that while there are systems to filter the smoky air, "there is seepage" into the airport.

Beat Magnum True Hero 2012/05/22 06:02:11

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Making passengers even more nervous before a flight? I've seen this movie, it doesn't end well.

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AtlBo 2012/05/21 23:39:22

This is one trend I can't get enough of!

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maggiemay 2012/05/21 20:42:19

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Interesting. I've been flying in, and out of DIA for years,and never knew they even had any smoking lounges:)

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stevmackey 2012/05/21 19:42:38

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That sounds like a winner. They spend millions to clean the nicotine polluted air with air scrubbers and multiple filtering. Crews have to scrub the walls and ceilings. If this wasn't done the rooms would turn brown. I know this because I worked in a hospital. Also, I quit smoking 24 years ago.

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