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Electronic cigarettes

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2009, 18:44
by ex_fernley_gatwick
Can anybody tell me if you can use these on-board a VS flight?

http://www.intellicig.com


ta

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2009, 19:05
by Darren Wheeler
Reading the blurb, I would suggest that the answer would be 'No'. While it may not be a tobacco product as such, I can see the crew taking the view that it looks like a cigarette, acts like a cigarette. I wouln't like to be the one to explain to a fully loaded 747 that the passenger in seat XXX will be using an electronic cigarette.

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2009, 20:34
by HighFlyer
Would be interesting to hear from the crew, but I wouldnt risk it personally.

Thanks,
Sarah

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2009, 20:40
by ex_fernley_gatwick
would be interested to know, i might get in contact with a old friend of mine @ lgw. but it does state they are legal and are not banned. i use one and have not been stopped in pubs, clubs or infact anywhere

PostPosted: 20 Apr 2009, 21:27
by Nottingham Nick
We have a lad at work who uses them in the office.
He has had a few comments, but (so far) no ban.

Nick

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2009, 02:50
by Tinkerbelle
The answer is a no - they are not permitted to be used onboard.

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2009, 07:01
by ex_fernley_gatwick
The answer is a no - they are not permitted to be used onboard.


why?

PostPosted: 21 Apr 2009, 08:58
by Scrooge
quote:Originally posted by ex_fernley_gatwick
The answer is a no - they are not permitted to be used onboard.


why?


Probably because of the same reason I give half my customers....The owner says so.

PostPosted: 15 May 2009, 07:09
by ex_fernley_gatwick
i would love to see where it says you cant use them

PostPosted: 15 May 2009, 14:03
by Howard Long
It appears to suggest that it generates 'smoke' in the form of water vapour. That alone I would think would be enough to invoke extreme reactions whether or not it's dangerous.

I remember using a GPS once on board an aircraft when radio receivers were expressly allowed by the airline in question. I was told to switch it off (the FA thought it was a cellphone), although I explained it wasn't. It doesn't matter, if a crew member tells you to do something, you comply whether you agree or not. If you have a complaint, you deal with it on the ground.

H

PostPosted: 15 May 2009, 15:30
by jaguarpig
quote:Originally posted by Howard Long
It doesn't matter, if a crew member tells you to do something, you comply whether you agree or not. If you have a complaint, you deal with it on the ground.

H


A particularly snotty CSD on BA told me to stop photographing my food,'security you know' Total B******s but that was the end of my snapping for the flight.