Starting on October 22, the Federal Aviation Administration eliminated the rule that required an off switch for the "No smoking" sign, even though smoking on U.S. flights officially ended decades ago.

“Those no smoking signs should be always, always, always on there,” she said. “People still try to smoke on the airplane.” Niraj Chokshi writes about aviation, rail and other ...

No smoking sign by the elevators in the Empire State Plaza parking garage on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) Lori Van Buren.