Passenger banned after allegedly vaping on board flight
The Independent
An Alaska Airlines passenger was banned after allegedly vaping in the plane's toilet, triggering a smoke alarm.Summary
An Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Sacramento was met by police after a passenger allegedly activated the smoke alarm by vaping in the aircraft restroom. The incident occurred on Thursday, flight AS1463, while at cruising altitude, leading the pilot to request law enforcement upon landing. Vaping on airplanes is a federal offense due to the potential fire hazard posed by the lithium batteries in e-cigarettes. The airline has banned the passenger involved. This follows a similar incident earlier in the month on a Virgin Australia flight where a vaping device ignited during descent into Melbourne.
(Source：The Independent)
