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Atlanta council OKs ban on smoking

Would apply to bars, restaurants and one of the world's busiest airports

In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, a Delta Air Lines jet sits at a gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Atlanta's city council on Monday, July 1, 2019, has approved a far-reaching ban on smoking and vaping in restaurants, bars and potentially inside one of the world's busiest airports. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been one of the few major U.S. hubs where people can still smoke inside designated rooms. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Atlanta airport - smoking ban — In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, a Delta Air Lines jet sits at a gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Atlanta's city council on Monday, July 1, 2019, has approved a far-reaching ban on smoking and vaping in restaurants, bars and potentially inside one of the world's busiest airports. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been one of the few major U.S. hubs where people can still smoke inside designated rooms. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

ATLANTA — Atlanta's city council has approved a far-reaching ban on smoking and vaping in restaurants and bars — and potentially one of the world's busiest airports.

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