@ Phileas Fogg ... congratulations, and glad to have possibly helped in the debate. :ok:

As Christmas is almost here, you may wish to consider sending me a small share of your c. £4,000 pa saving!! :cool: ;)

Congratulations! :D :ok:

I'd like to revive this thread to learn if there has been any update or change to airlines attitude to e-cigarettes. Mrs. s37 has tried all the usual methods to stop smoking and has, at last, found success with e-cigs. This in turn revived the family debate about using them aboard aircraft.

I have quoted chapter and verse from this thread but she has been assured by some people/friends/aquaintances in "bar debates" that they have "e-smoked" on board commercial flights. She had not asked which airline(s) were involved so I've asked her to get more information on this which I'll post if/when available.

In the meantime, has anyone heard of any relaxation on the banned use of them by any airline?

Well the US DOT has just clarified they cannot be used on US flights.

As an ex smoker I occasionally turn to e-cigs in moments of weakness. I think they should be treated as a "giving up" aid and not a "permanent alternative" to smoking. I personally would never smoke an e-cig anywhere I wouldn't/shouldn't smoke a real cigarette. I totally support the airlines' view on this.

As for the legality, I imagine they will be legalized when they can be regulated. This will increase the price but it will also ensure that "vapers" are inhaling regulated liquid as opposed to cheap/nasty compounds manufactured by (some) cowboys. My concern about e-cigs in their current form is the content of the juice, not the nicotine content per say. Much of the juice is manufactured in China, a country where certain companies were willing to kill their own babies with cheap and nasty alternatives to milk products in order to make profit. I'm not having a deliberate go at China here but they have a long way to go before they catch up with quality regulations compared to Europe/America.

I must give up
 

I agree about not using them where you can't smoke: just a recipe for misunderstanding and more. Last year, the taxi driver back from Heathrow proudly told me how he walked up and down the concourse with an e-fag on the go to annoy the cops. Not everyone has a helpful attitude.

Just to clarify (and I'm not a smoker) the products sold on Ryanair are not e-cigs but these The Smokeless Cigarette: The Cigarette that can be smoked anywhere

They seem to sell quite well on long (for FR) flights to the canaries

There are four airlines logos shown in the advert. In the FAQ's it clearly states that this product can be used on planes. As the main reason for prohibiting the use of e-cigs is to prevent CC and other pax thinking someone is really smoking surely the same logic applies here.

Does anyone know if the airlines in the advert allow pax to use this product, as well as sell them?