I just found out that the airline, Alitalia allows smoking! How can I protect my breathig?

I am positive that _all_ Alitalia flights are now non-smoking. I just did a R/T Boston-Milan with a Rome-Milan leg and these flights were non-smoking. HTH Regards, Walter <BR>

Just took the Venice to Rome Alitalia flight and smoking was not permitted. <BR>Thank God because we found Rome/Florence/Venice smelled like one big ashtray!!!

Try to find out what the floor plan of the plane is, and make sure that you get a seat that is NO WHERE NEAR any standing areas (e.g. toilets, crew prep area). I have found that on many smoking flights, people who do want to smoke are less likely to do so in their seats, but will go to a stand-up area with the theory that it's less bothersome for the people sitting next to them. <BR> <BR>Beyond that, you could brainstorm for what might make you feel better if there were a smoker next to you. Handy wipes with a pleasant scent to use as a little mask? One of those plastic fans? <BR> <BR>Or, has ANYONE ever really purchased and used one of those Sharper Image personal air filters???

Dolores, I 'm pretty sure that Alitalia made all its flights NON SMOKING as of Jan. 1 2000. Anyway, call them up and enquire. <BR>PM MAzzadi, Florence, Italy

I cannot think of ANY european air companies that still allow smoking on flights. You will even find it hard to find a smoking area at Rome airport.

We Italians like to smoke. Most trans-Atlantic flights,they do not have the smoking. But, if you are angry for smokers, you have bad idea to go to Italia. <BR>

Alberto: I hope you Italians do real good cancer research. What's it take a brick from your streets to hit you in the head.

Alberto: I hope you Italians do real good cancer research. What's it take a brick from your streets to hit you in the head.

All Alitalia flights are now no-smoking. Not *all* Italians like smoking (to Alberto: you'd be surprised to learn how many Italians are SICK of smokers, nowadays), yet Italian smokers are quite arrogant and disrespectful of existing rules and prohibitions (not only about smoking, I should say). For example Malpensa airport is supposedly totally no-smoking. As a result, people are smoking everywhere. The right question when talking about Italy is not -Is it legal? Is it prohibited? but - Is it enforced? <BR>In the end, smoking on Alitalia flights IS prohibited and this prohibition is (usually) enforced. In any case there are many other good reasons not to fly Alitalia: seats are uncomfortable, the staff is rude, assistants (do not) speak English like Alberto (nor any other foreign language)occasionally, you'll find out that people have been smoking in the WC... <BR>If you want to avoid smokers once in Italy, check smokefreeworld.com, dine alfresco, and think you're there (here..) just on vacation, lucky you! Regards, <BR>

Hello, <BR> <BR>I agree with Alberto, the only way to be completly free of the second hand smoke in Italia is to go to Los Angeles. <BR> <BR>But, if may you be tolerance, you can have happy and healthy stay in Italia

Don't worry about smoking -- Alitalia doesn't permit it anymore. <BR> <BR>Also, we were pleasantly surprised -- having prepared for smokers everywhere in Italy, we found their numbers much reduced. However, finding a restaurant with a no-smoking section or hotels with no-smoking rooms will be more of a challenge.

Kate said that she didn't think any European airlines allowed smoking on board. We flew Olympic last September Toronto - Athens and unfortunately they still allowed smoking. It looked as though it wasn't allowed on the US flights, but still allowed on the Canadian flight.