Starting January 2, 2020, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport will smoke free thanks to Atlanta City Council who recently passed a ban of smoking in the city’s public places including the airport.
The airpot currently has several smoking lounges, which all will be going away starting next year as a result of the ban. It’s unclear exactly what these lounges will be converted to, however most likely we’ll see new retail or restaurants open in the existing spaces.
Designated smoking areas which will be ending Jan 2, 2020:
- T-Gates Near Gates 4 and 13
- Concourse A Gordon Biersch restaurant (mezzanine level of food court) and Tap near Gate A3.
- Concourse B Near gates 7 and 24
- Concourse C Near Gates 16 and 26
- Concourse D No smoking rooms
- Concourse E Near Gates 9, 17 and 29
- Concourse F Mezzanine level in the food court area
Per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to institute a broad-reaching ban on smoking and vaping in restaurants, bars, workplaces and many other public places in the city, as well as at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Council members voted 13-2 in favor of the ordinance, which if signed by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms would prohibit smoking and vaping in bars, restaurants, places of employment, hotel and motel rooms and other enclosed public areas starting Jan. 2, 2020. The prohibition would cover cigarettes, cigars and electronic cigarettes.
The ordinance would also prohibit smoking inside the Atlanta airport, which would prompt the closure of smoking rooms on the concourses.
The airport already has outdoor smoking areas outside the domestic terminal and international terminal — but passengers connecting between flights would need to exit security during their layover in order to smoke.
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is one of the few airports left in the U.S. that still has smoking rooms, however as of early next year that will change.
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This is awesome news! I know it is very hard on smokers, but others should not be exposed to their smoke. The health risks are just way too great.
What idiocy. The smokers are isolated and not doing anybody any harm. Do these idiots really think this will make travel LESS stressful for smokers? They should be adding more options, not killing off the few they have. I say this as a non smoker.
This is gonna be good for tension and attitudes!!!!
Gee, maybe the government should eliminate radon. Radon is the #2 cause of lung cancer NOT second hand smoke.
Radon
The one that talks about how they get exposed are fucking morons.first of it is a sealed room that was in a corner between no one and nowhere so thanks alot.soon nobody is gonna fly out of atlanta.you have 16hour flights leaving from this airport.cant wait too see what happens next
First of all. The Atlanta is not a smoke free airport. Please quit saying that it is. There is still employee, flight attendants and pilot smoking. All they did was, got rid of smoking for the common flyer and called it smoke free. Another wards, do as I say not as I do.
Wow this is reason I always flew into Atlanta and used Delta because they accommodated smokers, well no need for this anymore guess I will fly into other airports now since the folded. Very disappointed
More examples of dumb ass changes being imposed. Changes that don’t save any money or have anything but a negative impact