Airport vaping?

[Lokiara]

I recently took a trip back home to Southern California from Wichita. I went to the airports in Wichita, Los Angeles, Denver and San Diego. I could vape in all but Denver. I had to go to the smoking lounge, which I thought was pretty detrimental to my quitting smoking achievement (I had only quit smoking for around a week. I almost fainted, I felt so sick).

But I digress.

Have any of you had vaping experiences in airports or airlines? I know that you can't vape on United flights. If you have been able to vape in an airport, has anyone every come up to and inquired? Given you The Death Glare® while vaping? Inquiring minds must know!

 

[figment_oyi]

You cannot vape on American or in the DFW airport.... Denver still has a smoking lounge wow that is amazing!

 

[bmwjen]

Welcome to ECF!!
I'll just say that it must have been pretty devistating to have to vape in the "smoking lounge" at the airport. YUCK. I can remember even as a smoker..........walking out of the cincinnati airport's "smoking lounge" I felt gross.

Just wanted to let you know that there is an entire sub-forum on ECF dedicated to travel/flights/etc. Lots of your travel questions can be answered there. Plus a few frequent contributers are actually TSA agents!

 

[Eclipsed1770]

I recently flew on Delta and they specifically state in thier skynews magazine that electronic cigarettes are not allowed on thier planes. I did find a smoking room at the Atlanta airport in terminal B across from the Delta Sky Lounge, it suprised me that they still had them at airports.

 

[fray]

I went to a smoking lounge in the ATL airport and that place is gross. Even to smokers it has a gag factor.

 

[medved]

Hi,

I can share my European recent experience. I flew through Italy, Portugal and Switzerland and Croatia. Even though I kind of dreaded the strict measures and whether or not my mods would be confiscated due to ignorance or potential terrorist threat - the journey went smooth. I was carrying two 18650 mods and prefilled clearomisers and regular attys. I vaped through all the airports and even vaped some on connecting flight through Bologna while we sat in the airplane for 2 hours - waiting for some passenger. If I hadn't switched to vaping - it would have been a smokers worst nightmare. Even the flight attendant didn't know what the e-cig was, she just kind of shrugged her shoulders to my question if I could "smoke" in the plane. Well, if she didnt care about it - I sure wont.

 

[Puffadder]

Stealth vaping will work almost anywhere and no need to worry about if it's allowed or not. Plenty of information on it in these forums.

Travel and E-Cig

Also a bathroom stall is a much better alternative than a smoking lounge.

 

[medved]

I'm not talking about stealth vaping experience, it was very much "over the cover" vaping

 

[RevTrip7]

Well my understanding is that smoke detectors aren't set off by these things right. So I'm quite happy to spend an hour to two with a mag and my PV in the toilet and give a new meaning to the mile high club...

 

[Puffadder]

Well my understanding is that smoke detectors aren't set off by these things right. So I'm quite happy to spend an hour to two with a mag and my PV in the toilet and give a new meaning to the mile high club...

Vapor can set off a smoke detector so be careful and never exhale directly at the smoke detector. Usually there is a vacuum at the sink drain and I exhale into the sink on planes.

 

[RevTrip7]

Vapor can set off a smoke detector so be careful and never exhale directly at the smoke detector. Usually there is a vacuum at the sink drain and I exhale into the sink on planes.

That's good to know! I'll be laughing at myself next time I enter a toilet thinking that finding suction is my primary objective.

 

[vocr]

FWIW, I have checked with my airline (Cathay Pacific) for an upcoming trip and they assure me that vaping is allowed in all their lounges everywhere in the world. EXCEPT if another customer in the lounge complains. I was told if someone complains, then the lounge personnel will find me an alternative place to vape, if the airport has no smoking facility.

 

[susanmarie]

I have vaped in a lot of airports and i just get curious stares and smiles... Delta says you cant vap on the plane, so i held it in my hand... stewardess none the wiser. it sure makes the flight better. good luck to you.

 

[Lax]

Very interesting, good info... As a smoker/vaper in the west I can say Denver has a smoking lounge (ie. "bar" which requires the purchase of something to essentially rent your seat while you're in there.) It's a gross place that I couldn't stand as a smoker and don't plan to visit again. Salt Lake City, UT also has smoking rooms in most terminals. They might be even worse than the "bar" in Denver because they're just glass enclosed spaces that seem to encourage the stink-eye from fellow travellers.
Anyone had bad experiences with security checkpoints?

 

[ozpkchris]

good topic, i was wondering about vaping in airports.

i have been to denver and atlanta's airports. the smoking room in atlanta is disgusting. denver on the other hand is not bad, they have smoking restaurants!!

 

[Lokiara]

Anyone have any Canadian airport vape experiences? I'm flying out there next year. Plus, I need to hit my 5 posts. >,<

 

[SAPerkins01]

Wow, I was expecting some looks but not the infamous Stink Eye. LOL!

 

[ajlee613]

do they let u carry pv's as carryon in airports? cuz i mean thre is liquid inside, and i remember a long time ago they wouldn't alow any liquid of any kind to be carried onto the airplane as carry-on. i love tank systems cuz they last a long time so i have a MAP tank on my silver bullet and soon to get a liquinator cuz my MAP tank leaks horribly.

has anyone had trouble getting these thorugh flights? domestic and international?

 

[Lokiara]

Nope. As long as you put the liquid in a Ziploc, you'll be fine. And under 8mL.

And now I have hit 5 posts.

 

[Archetype]

I vaped my way through Ontario Int> Oakland> Reno airports with not so much as an odd glance. And then back again through Reno> San Jose> Ontario Int. with no trouble.