Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the chances of air travel is sharply decreased. But it is impossible for us to stay in our home city permanently as we have experienced home isolation for a bloody long time. We need to travel and meet new friends. Besides, sometimes we need to fly on a plane for work or other personal affairs. As a vaper, a vape can be regarded as one of our companions and it is very hard for us to go abroad without it. It's not as simple as packing up our case with all of our vaping items and heading to the airport. We need to pay attention to relevant policies regarding the number of batteries and e-juices when traveling on different airlines. Then, accordingly pack our vape kits, vape juice, and batteries in an appropriate way. Besides, it is a substantial point that we must play great value on whether the terminal countries ban vaping. To solve this indispensable problem, Here is a concise guide for you.
1. E-cigarettes are often allowed only in hand luggage.
It is not hard for you to find the answer to whether you can bring vapes on a plane. Yes, you can take a vape kit across the board but only allowed in hand luggage. This applies to both domestic and international flights. Because your vapes contain batteries, then, the battery is at a big risk of causing accident explosions which we have seen in many news. So, for your safety, you are better to stick to the rule.
2. How to bring your vape device, vape juice, and batteries?
·Vape Device
i.Pod vapeswith a built-in battery --- turn it off
ii.Disposable vapes with an internal battery--- keep them within the sealed box to avoid any accidents
iii.Tank vapes---Empty your vape tank before flights take off to prevent leakage
iv.Any deviceswith an external battery--- remove the batteries from the devices
v.The vape devices mentioned below should be packed in your carry-on luggage, while the extra pods can be packed in hand luggage or checked bags.
vi.Don’t charge your vape on the plane
·Vape Juice
i.Typically the same as your perfume, your bottle of e-juice cannot exceed 100mlwhen carry in your person, and there is a cap of 1 liter in total.
ii.Kindly keep your e-liquid in a clear sealed bagfrom being leaked by different air pressure.
iii.If you have checked luggage, you may bring more than 100ml of vape juice as you like.
·Batteries
i.Batteries should be kept in safe plastic cases to avoid mishaps.
ii.All spare batteries should also bring with your carry-on baggageto go through security. The exact quantity of batteries needs to check with the airline you fly with.
3. Major airlines’ e-cig policy about e-liquid and batteries
Depending on the airways you fly with, the specific rules of battery quantities and vape juice allowance may be different in detail. For your convenience, we make a list of major airlines in the UK below:
4. No vaping on a plane
Vaping on a plane is commonly banned in any fight. As the vapour may interfere with the smoke alarm, which will lead to serious consequences. If vaping on the plane, you will be fined a vast amount of money and what’s worse, the securities can put you in jail. For your sake, do not place risk in satisfying your cravings only for several hours.
5. Awareness about vaping at the airport
Almost every airport requires you to vape in a designated smoking area. And using e-cigarettes is not permitted inside the terminal. In the UK, lots of airports have a smoking area for you to vape, If you can't find the area, you might ask the security or customer service team for help. As to your destination airports, here is a site recommended for you: https://airportsmokers.com/. You can have a quick check on it. If not, google may give you the answer.
6. Check the rules of e-cigarettes in other countries
Despite vape devices being popular in the UK, you are planning to travel abroad. Different countries have different policies about e-cigarettes. Some countries like Singapore have prohibited the use of e-cigarettes. To avoid getting your preparation going in vain or encountering an embarrassing situation, it is important for you to check the rules of e-cig in your terminal countries. Here are some references for you.
Countries where vaping is illegal in 2022
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia (unless you have a prescription)
Bhutan
Brazil
Brunei
Cambodia
Colombia
Ethiopia
Gambia
India
Iran
Japan (vaping non-nicotine e-liquid is legal)
1.Korea
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Mauritius
Mexico
Nepal
Nicaragua
Oman
Palestine
Panama
Qatar
Seychelles
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Syria
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Uruguay
Vatican City
Venezuela
Countries where vaping is legal in 2022
Albania
Armenia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dubai (UAE)
El Salvador
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Gibralter
Greece
Honduras
Hungary
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Maldives
Malta
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
UK
Ukraine