Silk Avia passenger fined for smoking on board

The incident occurred on June 12 during a flight on the route Tashkent - Samarkand. A 70-year-old woman lit a cigarette in an airplane toilet. The flight attendants of the airline, smelling tobacco products, tried to explain to the passenger that smoking on board the aircraft is strictly prohibited. To which the woman expressed her displeasure.
Flight attendants reported the situation to the aircraft commander. The commander decided upon arrival in Samarkand to call law enforcement officers. In relation to a passenger for smoking on board, law enforcement officers drew up an administrative protocol providing for a fine of 2 BDV.

Note, that smoking is strictly prohibited on board the aircraft. This is regulated by Part 2 of Article 122 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It should also be understood that smoking on board is not only unpleasant for other passengers, but also very dangerous. It can cause smoke and fire in the aircraft and lead to a plane crash with numerous casualties.