The summer travel season is upon us and I see a lot of questions regarding the risk of getting electronic cigarettes through airport security. The short answer is that ecigs should present no problems when carried on the plane. TSA screenings are unpredictable, but electronic cigarettes are not banned items and I haven’t heard of anyone having them confiscated. Keeping batteries and cartomizers separated, placing eliquids in zip-lock bags and keeping the batteries easily visible are all good ideas. I typically place mine in a pocket of my backpack. At worst, the TSA agent may ask about them, but most seem to know exactly what they are when they go through the scanner.
Of course, ecigs fall under smoking regulations for the uninformed tobacco hating public, so don’t get caught vaping on the plane!
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I just traveled from Ft Laud to Seattle and back (layover in Chicago on the way there, and Newark on the way back) so 4 airport security checks. I separated my battery, packed a small bottle of liquid in a clear ziplock, with other travel liquids (clear unlabeled bottle) No problems!
I read that United has a policy of no loose batteries and no toxic/poison chemicals
(nicotine) so I was prepared to have it confiscated but it wasn’t!
On the way there I vaped a minute in the bathroom, on the red eye on the way back I snuck a few “puffs” and blew into my blanket!
FYI, you cannot buy liquid anywhere in downtown Seattle.. the “smoke shops” looked at me like I was crazy! One shop had a $25.00 10ml bottle.. I let them keep it!
Happy Trails!
In Australia our Civil Aviation & Safety Authority (CASA) have defined e-Cigs to be an “Electronic Device”.
They have made no ruling as to whether or not you are able to Vape on an aircraft or not but they stipulate that “Electronic devices can not be used while the seatbelt sign is on”.
It is up to the individual to enquire to the Airline as to whether or not vaping is permitted on-board.
I haven’t heard of one airline in Aus saying “yeah go for it”
Discretion is definitely the best option with this one.
MJ