An elongated aerosol-generating device (100, 200) capable of receiving an aerosol-generating article, comprising: a heater for heating the aerosol-generating article, the heater extending longitudinally with respect to the elongated aerosol-generating device and being configured for penetrating an internal portion of the aerosol-generating article; and an extractor (130, 230) for extracting the aerosol-generating article received in the aerosol-generating device, the extractor being movably coupled to the aerosol-generating device between a first position and a second position, the first position being an operating position defined by the heater being in contact with the aerosol-generating article, and the second position being an extraction position defined by the heater being separated from the aerosol-generating article, wherein the extractor comprises a cavity (135, 235) for receiving the aerosol-generating article, a first aperture (138, 238) being defined through an end-wall (137, 237) of the cavity for allowing the heater to penetrate the cavity when the extractor is moved between the second position and the first position, in which the extractor further defines an air-flow channel for allowing air flow into the cavity, an inlet (170, 270) of the air-flow channel being positioned radially-outward of the first aperture, characterised in that (a) the inlet of the air-flow channel is defined in a side-wall (131, 231) of the cavity, or (b) the inlet of the air-flow channel is defined in a radially-outermost portion of the end-wall and at least a portion of the air-flow channel extends radially within the end-wall, or (c) at least a portion of the air-flow channel extends radially within the end-wall. a heater for heating the aerosol-generating article, the heater extending longitudinally with respect to the elongated aerosol-generating device and being configured for penetrating an internal portion of the aerosol-generating article; and an extractor (130, 230) for extracting the aerosol-generating article received in the aerosol-generating device, the extractor being movably coupled to the aerosol-generating device between a first position and a second position, the first position being an operating position defined by the heater being in contact with the aerosol-generating article, and the second position being an extraction position defined by the heater being separated from the aerosol-generating article, wherein the extractor comprises a cavity (135, 235) for receiving the aerosol-generating article, a first aperture (138, 238) being defined through an end-wall (137, 237) of the cavity for allowing the heater to penetrate the cavity when the extractor is moved between the second position and the first position, in which the extractor further defines an air-flow channel for allowing air flow into the cavity, an inlet (170, 270) of the air-flow channel being positioned radially-outward of the first aperture, characterised in that (a) the inlet of the air-flow channel is defined in a side-wall (131, 231) of the cavity, or (b) the inlet of the air-flow channel is defined in a radially-outermost portion of the end-wall and at least a portion of the air-flow channel extends radially within the end-wall, or (c) at least a portion of the air-flow channel extends radially within the end-wall. (a) the inlet of the air-flow channel is defined in a side-wall (131, 231) of the cavity, or (b) the inlet of the air-flow channel is defined in a radially-outermost portion of the end-wall and at least a portion of the air-flow channel extends radially within the end-wall, or (c) at least a portion of the air-flow channel extends radially within the end-wall.