Electronic Cigarette » Vaping http://e-cigarett.com THE CIGARETTE OF THE FUTURE!! Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:48:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Is Vaping Onboard of Airplanes an Issue? http://e-cigarett.com/2010/01/15/is-vaping-onboard-of-airplanes-an-issue/ http://e-cigarett.com/2010/01/15/is-vaping-onboard-of-airplanes-an-issue/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:38:04 +0000 Admin http://e-cigarett.com/?p=90 Science and technology have developed at an extremely quick pace recently and the resulting new products are astounding.  As one of them, the electronic cigarette enters various social spaces while the good old tobacco had been forced to accept its almost semi-legality. With constantly increasing air-traffic (smokers fly as well!), a major issue has become whether e-smoking should be allowed onboard of planes. Obviously, smokers have a hard time in this closed non-smoking environment, especially when boarding on long transatlantic flights. Nicotine junkies are often seen chain-smoking before boarding. Some passengers are ready to risk being fined and even arrested. As of recently, passenger Amy Winehouse could not resist the urge to smoke on a one hour flight and sneaked to the lavatory three times. A relevant question to ask is what do airlines think of smoking onboard of their planes?

FAA or the TSA do not prohibit e-cigs or electronic cigarettes while traveling by plane. Each and every airlines has its own code of conduct which determines the usage of electronic cigarettes onboard of their carriers. Since electronic cigarettes do not contain tobacco or other harmful ingredients (don’t have to be lit and do not emit smoke), it is said that they are safe for use even on board. One of the more interesting facts is that they do not emit any odor, unlike the traditional tobacco products.

American Airlines strictly prohibit the use of e-cigarettes while Ryan Air permits them and will even start to sell electronic cigarettes onboard, catering for the passengers comfort.  The carrier will start selling packs of 10 e-cigs at around $8.75 to passengers over the age of 18. BMI is another carrier which allows e-cigarettes onboard, together with some of the leading European and North African carriers.

The most probable reason why airlines prohibit ‘vaping’ electronic cigarettes onboard is that passengers might get scared while thinking they are normal cigarettes. Alternatively, they might be misguided to use traditional cigarettes. Once awareness about the e-cigarettes is created, using them anywhere should not be an issue and may aid in creating smokeless atmosphere.

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