Are half of the top ten busiest airports in the world smoking-free?

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on the 22nd that half of the top ten busiest airports in the world have completely banned smoking, including Beijing Capital International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The study, published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that when the scope is expanded to the top 50 busiest airports in the world, only 23 airports completely ban smoking, and the other 27 airports allow smoking in designated smoking areas.

The latest research found that in addition to Beijing and Shanghai airports, the top ten busiest airports in the world are Los Angeles International Airport, Chicago O 'Hare International Airport and London Heathrow Airport. Hong Kong International Airport, Paris Airport, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport), Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Dubai International Airport still have designated smoking areas.

From the perspective of airports in different regions, the proportion of total non-smoking varies greatly. Among the 50 busiest airports in the world, Asia accounts for 22, of which only 4 are completely smoke-free, all in China; Four of the nine airports in Europe have completely banned smoking; 14 in north America 18 airport has been completely banned from smoking; The remaining airport is Sydney International Airport in Australia, which is also completely smoke-free.

Hu Dayi, president of China Tobacco Control Association and director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Peking University People's Hospital, said that the success of Beijing-Shanghai Airport benefited from the ban on smoking in Beijing and Shanghai, the law enforcement leaving no dead ends, and the strong cooperation and support of the public. At the same time, China needs to pass a more comprehensive national smoking ban law to make all public places such as airports, railways, restaurants and office buildings safe, clean and healthy smoke-free places.