What is the fine for smoking at the airport? Fines for smoking in public places. How and where can you pay the fine?
I wrote about how It's hard for a smoker these days.
They surrounded the poor man from all sides: in bars, restaurants, hotels, parks, beaches, even on the streets and even more so on airplanes. As it turns out, our Russian society is still smoking mercilessly. Otherwise, how else can we explain the widespread interest in this topic and numerous requests to continue to give advice on this topic. So today my story is about - how and where to smoke at airports around the world.
Why there? It is quite understandable: a long flight, stress, hassle - all this increases the smoker’s desire to take a puff before takeoff. The easiest way to do this is at Russian airports. But that’s where I don’t want to be. Tiny jam-packed isolated rooms with hanging bluish smoke do not add to the apparent calmness.
The most beautiful thing I've ever seen smoking room at Manila airport in the Philippines. Comfortable benches on the open balcony and a beautiful view of the runway. Beauty!
Excellent care for those who like bad habits in Helsinki. There are as many as six smoking rooms in the departure terminal alone. All are perfectly air-conditioned and practically half empty. The airport is not inferior to Finland in Zurich, Switzerland. Two dozen smoking rooms. There are no people!
Smokers are viewed liberally in the Emirates. Restaurants and cafes at Dubai Airport allow smoking, provided that your bill is at least $10.
But still, in almost most airports in the world Smoking is not allowed inside the building. Only on the street. Therefore, if you have already passed registration and passport control, you are trapped! How to be?
Well, there are a lot of recipes here. Simplest - brazenly smoking in the toilet. But very quickly. The sensors will not have time to work in a couple of minutes. You can smoke by releasing the smoke into a plastic bag. But also quickly and accurately. If you want peace and nirvana, you can take a shower. Do not laugh. All major airports have showers. There, open the water (preferably hot) and smoke for your health. By the way, many people practice exactly the same method in those hotels where they are strict about the smoking ban and mercilessly fine guests a couple of hundred dollars for additional cleaning of the room from smell and smoke.
The most observant travelers can always spot a mountain of cigarette butts near service exits to the field at the airports of Rome, London, Istanbul. Oftentimes, going out there isn't such a big deal. The main thing is quickly and unnoticed. If renovations are underway in some corner of the airport, look at the floor in the nooks and crannies of these rooms. You can always tell by looking at cigarette butts whether this place is in the field of view CCTV cameras. Hard workers know this very well and take advantage of blind spots.
Of course, I can respectfully remind you about the dangers of smoking, but we don’t have a program about medicine, right?
So - have a happy and restful journey! Bon Voyage!
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Article 12 of Law No. 15-FZ contains information that smoking is prohibited in transport communication areas outside airport buildings if the distance from the entrance to the building to the smoking area is less than fifteen meters. In other words, smoking is prohibited in an unspecified area!
What is the fine for smoking at the airport?
The fine ranges from 500 to 1500 rubles. Russian smokers can rejoice; if they lived in the UAE or Singapore, they would be prosecuted and, in the worst case, imprisoned, and in Ukraine they would be fined $100.
It should be noted that if a smoker “gets caught a second time,” he already pays 2,500 rubles, and an amount of 1,000 rubles will be added to this for a repeated violation of the law.
There are other subtleties that you need to know. For example, if a minor is involved in the smoking procedure, the fine for smoking in public places will range from 1,000 to 2,000 rubles. And if the adult found guilty of causing the teenager to smoke is his direct relative, the fine is doubled.
Who can fine you for smoking?
It should be said that only police officers are authorized to carry out punishment; they are the ones who can issue a fine to an individual.
It must be taken into account that not only smoking, but even using images of people smoking is prohibited by law, so the inscription about the place designated for smoking will not be catchy and, moreover, will be devoid of illustrations.
Organizations, unlike individuals, pay fines for violations of this kind, measured in hundreds of thousands of rubles. There are rumors that in 2017 the fines for individuals will be revised.
Where to complain?
If you are at the airport and notice a smoker in the wrong place, you can contact the security service for help, since the airport administration is responsible for observing the law in the building entrusted to it.
If there is a police station at the airport, then it would be logical to go directly there. If you detect trade in tobacco products, which should not be displayed in visible places and should be sold in large supermarkets and not in small kiosks, you should contact Rospotrebnadzor.
How and where can I pay the fine?
After drawing up a protocol regarding the identified violation, the fine must be paid within 30 days at any bank or via the Internet (government services or Sberbank-online websites).
If the payment deadline is missed, a penalty will be charged. When obtaining a visa to travel abroad, all information about offenses is taken into account.
Is it possible to smoke an electronic cigarette at the airport?
The law does not specifically prohibit ES; accordingly, you can smoke them in public places, in particular at the airport. Perhaps something will change in 2018.
How can I find out if there are smoking rooms at the airport?
Heavy smokers will have to go 15 meters from the airport building to smoke. If a smoking person has not decided to give up his bad habit, he should look for a specially designated place for this, marked with a special sign, in order to avoid such sanctions as a fine for smoking at the airport.
Where can you smoke in Vnukovo?
However, smokers will be disappointed at Russian airports: there are no smoking rooms! But foreign airports also strictly adhere to the law: for violating this law at London airport you will pay a fine of fifty pounds, in Greece it will be already ten thousand euros.
Unauthorized smoking on an airplane is punishable by a penalty of twenty to fifty thousand rubles or labor service of fifty to two hundred hours of fine work.
Where can you smoke in Domodedovo?
The situation is no less strict in Domodedovo. Old smokers remember very well the small room in which, until 2013, lovers of bad habits gathered. In those days, the smoking room in Vnukovo was considered more comfortable. Now these smoking rooms are gone.
Where can you smoke in Sheremetyevo
In Sheremetyevo, as of August 2015, there is a special smoking room for business class passengers; they say it is located in the “Cosmos” business lounge and it was nicknamed “The Universe for Smokers,” although the size of this “universe” is minimal. It is impossible for an economy class passenger to get into it. Whether it is in effect today is unknown. If it works, please write in the comments to the article.
Where can you smoke in Pulkovo?
The airport administration once stated in an interview with reporters that it was not going to break the law and return the smoking room. And here smokers look for designated smoking areas outside the building. There are no such rooms inside the terminal.
It must be understood that the purpose of the legislative act is the health of citizens and public order and treat him with respect.
About smoking areas at airports in Russia and the world.
Rejoice, lovers of ruining your health! There is a smoking room in one of the Sheremetyevo terminals. Having bypassed all the prohibitions, airport employees still opened a smoking room for dear passengers.
1 This small gas chamber will appeal to those who cannot see their life without sucking nicotine from smoking sticks. Smoke for your health, here at least you don’t disturb other passengers. The smoking room has a TV, chairs and sockets. As a joke, someone called this place “The Universe of Smokers.” 
2 How to find a smoking room? Buy a business class ticket from any airline flying from terminal “E” of Sheremetyevo Airport, go to the “Cosmos” business lounge, and find “The Universe” there. 
It's very simple, but it costs money. And rightly so, smoking should be expensive and unprofitable.
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Since the winter of 2013, deputies of the State Duma adopted a law banning smoking in public places, including in the areas of airports and air terminals. Many travelers wonder if there are special smoking areas in these places.
For those who are not smokers, the adoption of this law was good news. Now it is strictly forbidden to smoke inside a terminal or airport building, although in the recent past there were specially designated areas for this. Since 2013, heavy smokers who like to travel frequently have now found it difficult. And there are penalties for violating the smoking ban law.
About the smoking room in Domodedovo
The Internet is often searched for information about whether there is a special place for smoking in Domodedovo? Until the adoption of the law, travelers with a bad habit could smoke in specially designated rooms equipped with a ventilation system. According to the new law, smokers must now move away from crowded places, as well as from the airport building and stops, at least 15 meters before registering. Smokers are also allowed in the transit area.
At one of the main airports in the country, this rule is, of course, observed. Initially, the smoking area in Domodevo was located on the first floor, and later a room was opened on the third. The smoking rooms were spacious, their appearance was modern. But some Domodedovo passengers were dissatisfied with the quality of the hood, although they continued to visit the smoking rooms. After Federal Law No. 15 was adopted, both smoking rooms were closed.
Currently, there is no designated smoking area inside Domodedovo Airport. If this requirement is violated, the smoker will be held administratively liable and will also pay a fine of 2,000 rubles.
On the territory of Domodedovo, including in the restrooms, you can see many warning signs about the prohibition of smoking. In addition to warning information, smoke detectors are installed at the airport.
To ensure that the law banning smoking in public places is not violated, discipline is monitored by police officers, as well as security personnel.
But smoking travelers should not be upset, because there are special places for them at the airport. There are smoking rooms near each entrance, and you can find them thanks to clear signs. But do not forget that after the passenger has checked in, you can forget about the cigarette for several hours.
The administration of many Russian airports and air terminals, trying not to violate the law, is trying to return smoking rooms. Due to their closure, violations of internal rules often occur: people want to smoke in toilets and other places that are not at all intended for this. But the management of Domodedovo Airport is adamant and takes into account the interests of non-smoking passengers.
What should those who cannot go more than 3 hours without a cigarette do? Heavy smokers can alleviate their condition with the help of special means that replenish the lack of nicotine in the body. Smoke lovers have a choice of one of the following options:
- You can buy nicotine chewing gum or tablets;
- buy special plasters at the pharmacy;
- use nicotine inhalers;
- use nicotine sprays.
The ban on smoking in public places has pleased non-smokers, but has made life very difficult for smokers, many of whom need a cigarette every couple of hours, or even more often. In particular, waiting at airports, where smoking rooms have been removed, has become difficult. The problem also affected Sheremetyevo - one of 20 largest airports Europe, handling a passenger traffic of approximately 35 million people per year.
Many tourists began to find out if there is a smoking room at Sheremetyevo. Cigarette use is a drug addiction, but a fact is a fact - a huge number passengers needed to know for sure whether smoking is allowed in the terminal building, and if not, where smoking is allowed in Sheremetyevo. Considering that you can spend a lot of time in the “clean zone”, they began to try to circumvent the law, for example, many smoked in the toilets. However, such actions entailed not only inconvenience for non-smokers, but also large fines, so the management of the institution found another way out.
A little history
After a law was passed protecting the health of citizens from the negative effects of tobacco smoke and the consequences associated with the use of cigarettes, Sheremetyevo banned smoking in all areas of the building. For people wondering whether it is possible to smoke at the airport, special rooms have been built in terminals D and E, equipped for the needs of smoking passengers.
In 2013, the smoking rooms were dismantled under the pretext that the smell of tobacco smoke from them disturbed other passengers, and the question of where to smoke in Sheremetyevo was again open. After some time, the premises were restored, but they did not function for long. In the spring of 2014, the Khimki City Court of the Moscow Region ordered the liquidation of the “smoking rooms” by the institution itself.
For a long time, the decision of the Khimki court did not enter into legal force, and at that time the management of Sheremetyevo studied the problem in detail in search of solutions. The smoking booths remained open for quite a long time, since it was unclear whether it was worth dismantling the structures or whether it would be possible to file an appeal and have the court decision overturned.
As a result, the smoking rooms of sector D were disbanded, and more new terminal E retained three comfortable smoking areas in the Cosmos business class lounge.
High-tech equipment, powerful hoods and air fresheners were installed there; only non-flammable and low-flammability materials were used to avoid the possibility of accidental fire.
The furnishings of the smoking rooms corresponded to the level of service. Each room had comfortable chairs, working TVs, ashtrays on the tables, and several outlets for charging mobile devices. The smoke and smell, unpleasant for non-smoking travelers, did not extend beyond the smoking areas.
Current situation
In 2016, the administration of Sheremetyevo Airport was forced to close the last smoking rooms in terminal E, since large fines had to be paid regularly and quite often. Of course, such a measure did not solve the problem. Now management is constantly faced with big amount complaints about smoke in toilets.
The CEO believes that airports should have smoking areas, which is understandable. European colleagues have specially equipped “smoking rooms”, since the government understands that bans alone cannot force smokers to give up their harmful addiction.
Recently, there have been active discussions on various tourism forums about where smoking can be done at Sheremetyevo Airport. The conclusions drawn are disappointing – almost nowhere. There are a couple of places for semi-legal smoking, but they are located extremely inconveniently for both smokers themselves and other passengers.
The first option is located outside the building, as prescribed by law, at a distance of approximately 15 meters from the exit.
There are large trash cans in the areas, and there are several signs along the way. However, smoke from such areas still travels quite far, and cigarette butts and ashes are scattered by the wind over a wide area.
The second option, which passengers are sometimes allowed to use, is the space between the gangway platform and the hatch leading into the plane. Flight attendants who have this habit are also forced to smoke there. Despite the cracks through which smoke should theoretically be drawn out well, the smell still remains, and non-smoking travelers with a more acute sense of smell are forced to endure such inconveniences. You won’t be able to smoke anywhere else in Sheremetyevo.