British Airways extinguishes cigarettes

Smokers face a further challenge from today as 90 per cent of British Airways flights - including Concorde - become smoke free.

More than 350 additional daily flights to Africa, Europe, the Middle and Far East and North America will join the current 750 non-smoking flights.

British Airways' chief executive, Bob Ayling, said: "More than eight out of 10 passengers now request non-smoking seats and the numbers are growing."

Smoking is being retained on certain routes where there is demand: Spain, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Pakistan, Latin America, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan. BA will continue to sell duty-free cigarettes on its flights.