E-Cigarettes and air travel

mick_vandick

It would help everyone if the airport simply allowed smokers somewhere to go and get their fix.

A lot do now to be fair. East Mids, Birmingham, Manchester etc. There used to be a thread on here about it, no doubt it can still be found on a search for anyone that wants to know.

claire16c

mcfisco wrote: »

At night most people are relaxed, what doesn't help in places like airports is some people are quite stressed/nervous about the whole procedure of getting though the airport and onto the plane.
It would help everyone if the airport simply allowed smokers somewhere to go and get their fix.

the thing is though its a bit of a joke if someone thinks its going to calm them down, if theyve spent hours before worrying about exactly where they can and cant smoke before even leaving the house :rotfl:

callistris

interstellaflyer wrote: »

We are flying from Luton to Reus in September, this means the other half moaning and bad tempered for 4-5 hours due to lack of nicotine, we thought this year that E-cigs would be the answer, however I can't seem to get a definite answer or find any guidance. Thomson seem to think they need to go in hold luggage yet I've also heard that you can legally take them though security in hand luggage, O/H is not going to use it on the plane but in the terminals if it's ok. Any info greatly appreciated.

Not flying till September?

Get the other half to give up:)
That is the only answer, nobody needs to smoke despite what the smokers think!

ferf1223

I have carried one in my bag and no issues with security...would never use it in public in the terminal or the plane, but a few sneaky puffs in the loo have worked out ok...but always paranoid it will somehow set off smoke detectors and will be made an example of.

Funny thing is - before it, I was fine on a flight (at least until near the end and immigration queues are evil, evil things) as I knew I couldn't smoke...at least if I didn't watch some Mad Men episodes during the flight...now that there's an option if I am sneaky, I think about it a lot more.

con1888

My mum bought one in the airport ( Glasgow Prestwick) before we flew on a Ryanair flight to Palma this year.

She used it in airport and on plane with no problems. It lit up green at the front. The funniest thing was when she used it in a pub on holiday and it looked like she had a HUGE lazer pen from a distance.

mcfisco

claire16c wrote: »

the thing is though its a bit of a joke if someone thinks its going to calm them down, if theyve spent hours before worrying about exactly where they can and cant smoke before even leaving the house :rotfl:

It does calm then down IME
I often fly with a very nervous traveller, if he can have his fix shortly before boarding, he's a whole lot calmer on the flight.

TBH, I think they're a damn sight more able to decide what will calm them down than some random on the internet

Magnolia

Where are you flying from? Several uk airports have smoking areas air side.

interstellaflyer

Magnolia wrote: »

Where are you flying from? Several uk airports have smoking areas air side.

Luton and it doesn't.

janiebaby29

I smoke and my husband does too , we flew out to greece 3 weeks ago , no e ciggies or anything , just manned up and got on with it !
hoping to give up before the next greek holiday in sept , but i really dont see it a probelm to go without for a few hours ??

interstellaflyer

janiebaby29 wrote: »

I smoke and my husband does too , we flew out to greece 3 weeks ago , no e ciggies or anything , just manned up and got on with it !
hoping to give up before the next greek holiday in sept , but i really dont see it a probelm to go without for a few hours ??

It's not about manning up, I don't smoke but I do feel that smokers are treated very unfairly by the authorities who are to heavily influenced by anti smoking groups like ASH, at one time, not that long ago airports just had areas signposted where you could smoke, then I remember Manchester Airport having a glass room, this then got taken out and i now believe that at Manchester you can now smoke after security again, however my local airports, Luton and Gatwick don't have any smoking facilities, yet they are very happy to take revenue from the sale of tobacco products.