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I'll be travelling to the States from Ireland this summer using KLM. I was wondering whether it's legal to vape aboard the plane. I suffer from anxiety and find vaping really helps me.

AFAIK, vaping laws in most countries aren't covered by tobacco regulation which ban smoking in buildings or on airplanes but I could be wrong.

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From the KLM website: "Using an electronic cigarette or recharging it or its batteries is never allowed on board." https://www.klm.co.uk/information/baggage/restricted-items-hand-baggage

canonacer
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Since the flight is to the US, the US Federal law applies. The US Federal law forbids vaping (use of e-cigarettes) on commercial flights. See the US DOT announcement on their regulation update on the matter:

The Department interprets the existing Part 252 to prohibit e-cigarette use, but is codifying this interpretation.

oh whatever
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Every airline I have ever flow on explicitly prohibits vaping on flights.

Hilmar
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I will give a much broader negative answer. It contains a heating element

Heat producing articles, Battery or Electrically Powered

These are allowed in checked and carry-on baggage, with airline approval, when a component (battery, fuse, heat element) is isolated to prevent unintentional activation and generation of heat during transport.

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If you suffer from anxiety, talk to your doctor about anxiolytic medication, at least for the flights. A plane is a very enclosed space, and some people suffer from adverse effects when exposed to vape fumes. Not only that, others find it off-putting and would rather not be forced to breathe that in during a flight.

As others have correctly pointed out, KLM does not allow vaping on board. If you do so, you can cause a flight to be diverted, and even have a suit brought against you for damages caused by your disruption to the flight.

Using an electronic cigarette or recharging it or its batteries is never allowed on board.

In terms of legality, the FAA explicitly says that vaping on board is a federal offense. So if you do this in US airspace, expect cops upon landing.

Just as passengers are not allowed to smoke cigarettes on an aircraft, they should never use their vapes or e-cigarettes on an aircraft. It’s not only dangerous, it’s a federal offense.

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Smoking is not legal in planes even electronic ones (even in the bathroom), They'll tell you this at the airport. Checkout this document from the US DOT here

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