I flew from Tampa to Philly today. I fly about once a month and I've never seen anyone else vaping in or outside an airport. So I was shocked as I was riding up the escalator in the Tampa terminal with a guy in front of me and a pilot in uniform in front of him to hear the guy ask the pilot the rules about e-cigs on planes. He took something out of his pocket and showed it to the pilot, but because his back was to me, I didn't see which PV he had. I didn't catch absolutely everything, but I did hear the pilot tell the guy, "Ask your flight attendant if it's okay to use it. There aren't really any hard and fast rules yet because most airlines don't know what they want to do about them yet. They are still too new and most airlines haven't made a definite decision yet, so just ask the flight attendant if it's okay." Then the guy asked something I didn't hear and the pilot said, "Yes, keep your batteries in your carryon and take it apart before you go through security."
Unfortunately, I was running late for my own flight, so when the guy got off the escalator and turned to the left while I had to go to the right, I couldn't accost him and talk vaping.
I thought it was interesting because I know some airlines have already said no e-cigs used on flights, but the pilot made it sound like there is a possibility that could change in the future as e-cigs become more mainstream.
On a side note, a woman in front of me at security put a water bottle in the bin, was told no water was allowed through security, then put her purse through the machine and had it brought back to her so she could remove the three water bottles, a bottle of lotion, and a bottle of perfume from it. Even if you don't fly regularly, how is it possible not to know that you can't take liquids through security anymore? It's been all over the news for years. Sorry for the rant--I'm usually very patient at airports, but this woman took about fifteen minutes to get her family through the line. First she had all four of her kids take their sneakers off and when she was told they didn't have to because they were under twelve, she put them all back on, one by one, instead of just putting them through and doing it on the other side. I've traveled with my kids when they were young, so I feel for her, but yikes, try to be prepared by researching the rules and what to expect. Okay, rant over.
Unfortunately, I was running late for my own flight, so when the guy got off the escalator and turned to the left while I had to go to the right, I couldn't accost him and talk vaping.
I thought it was interesting because I know some airlines have already said no e-cigs used on flights, but the pilot made it sound like there is a possibility that could change in the future as e-cigs become more mainstream.
On a side note, a woman in front of me at security put a water bottle in the bin, was told no water was allowed through security, then put her purse through the machine and had it brought back to her so she could remove the three water bottles, a bottle of lotion, and a bottle of perfume from it. Even if you don't fly regularly, how is it possible not to know that you can't take liquids through security anymore? It's been all over the news for years. Sorry for the rant--I'm usually very patient at airports, but this woman took about fifteen minutes to get her family through the line. First she had all four of her kids take their sneakers off and when she was told they didn't have to because they were under twelve, she put them all back on, one by one, instead of just putting them through and doing it on the other side. I've traveled with my kids when they were young, so I feel for her, but yikes, try to be prepared by researching the rules and what to expect. Okay, rant over.
She really did a double take and picked it up to really check it out. 
what a 
Seriously though, you are educating TSA and every time they get familiar with a different PV, it helps. 
