An airline passenger touring from Los Angeles to Cancun, Mexico, took to social media to share the way in which a flight crew dealt with a current incident of an individual vaping whereas on board.
Posted within the “r/AlaskaAirlines” Reddit discussion board, the submit was titled, “Vaper on LAX-CUN Flight 4/18/25.”
The consumer wrote, “So on Flight 1340 this morning, ‘a girl’ determined that (per the gossip I heard from a flight attendant) that she wanted to vape a bit within the lav as a result of ‘she was stressed.‘”
Whereas the Reddit consumer was within the toilet, the pilot made an announcement, based on the submit.
“The pilot comes on the air and tells everybody that [t]right here’s been a smoke alarm within the lav and ‘no smoking or vaping or chewing tobacco’ [is allowed] on the flight,” the individual wrote about what allegedly occurred.
Throughout a current flight, a pilot referred to as out a vaping passenger (not pictured). The pilot even threatened to show the aircraft round due to the incident, as one other passenger shared in a web based discussion board. (iStock)
The consumer added, “He’s upset and [said] this can be a federal offense, and he’s going to show this aircraft round and go residence if he has to inform us all once more.”
The consumer concluded, “I exit the lav and take my seat shaking my head in digust so [that] everybody is aware of it wasn’t me.”
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Loads of different Reddit customers took to the feedback part to share their ideas and opinions about vaping on planes.
“That’s dangerous, because it’s unlawful to smoke on an plane,” commented one consumer.
A pilot reminded passengers (not pictured) throughout a current flight that vaping anyplace on board a aircraft is a “federal offense.” (iStock)
One other consumer mentioned, “Please notice this isn’t essentially a legal offense, so being arrested for this does not usually happen except another extreme exercise can be current. It’s a civil violation and may end up in FAA penalties.”
Recommended one Redditor, “The reply for people who smoke and vapers is to make use of a patch or a Zyn on flights.”
One other consumer commented, “Smoking and vaping require the FAs to submit a smoking/vaping report … [They] can truly do it proper from their work machine in actual time.”
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“I guess the airline cares. And can cancel her flight residence. And blacklist [her] from the airline,” mentioned one other consumer.
A unique individual shared, “I’ve a few flight attendant mates. She wasn’t arrested as a result of it’s unlikely they wished to course of the paperwork in that jurisdiction after which be pressured to take care of a case referring to a significant U.S. airline and their airport.”
“The reply for people who smoke and vapers is to make use of a patch or a Zyn on flights,” wrote one individual on Reddit concerning the incident. (iStock)
On the Alaska Airways web site below its “Onboard Insurance policies,” the corporate lists prohibited objects.
“We prohibit using objects that don’t meet FAA or Alaska Airways laws. These embrace: digital smoking gadgets – battery-operated or USB-charged cigars/cigarettes/pipes that simulate smoking.”
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Gary Leff, a Texas-based journey trade knowledgeable and creator of the weblog “View From the Wing,” instructed Fox Information Digital there’s a stigma towards vaping.
“Different passengers may suppose vapers are smoking a cigarette although they aren’t,” mentioned Leff.
One journey knowledgeable (not pictured) has mentioned he is seen planes right this moment that also have ashtrays. (iStock)
He added, “You may’t smoke on a aircraft. You may’t vape, both. The FAA has interpreted the prohibition on cigarette smoking to incorporate vaping merchandise, although they’re fairly completely different.”
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He added, “It’s not about banning vapor. The regulation merely extends the ban on cigarettes to incorporate e-cigarettes, which weren’t contemplated when the regulation towards on-board smoking was handed.”
He continued, “Planes nonetheless have ashtrays although smoking has been unlawful on U.S. plane for a quarter-century!”
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Stated Leff, “You’ll normally discover them in or close to the rest room, as a result of prospects might smoke although it’s unlawful to take action.”