Vaping plane passenger faces charges

A screenshot from a video posted on the Red Skull X account shows a passenger smoking an e-cigarette on a plane that departed Chiang Rai.
A screenshot from a video posted on the Red Skull X account shows a passenger smoking an e-cigarette on a plane that departed Chiang Rai.

Authorities at Mae Fah Luang Airport have identified the passenger who smoked an e-cigarette on a plane departing from Chiang Rai on Sunday.

They said the woman could be charged not only with smoking on public transport but also with violating the Act on Certain Offences Against Air Navigation.

Airport officials have ordered the airline to contact the passenger for further legal action.

A video of a female passenger smoking an e-cigarette on board a plane was posted on the Red Skull X account, which has nearly 620,000 followers, on Sunday.

“This is shameful. I don’t know how she was able to go through the airport security checkpoint,” the person who took the video wrote.

Airport staff conducted a security check on every passenger, both physically and through X-rays. However, an e-cigarette might be missed as some parts are usually made from plastic, which is not detectable by X-rays, the airport  said.

It added that vaping components (commonly referred to as ”mods”), e-liquids and disposable vapes are all banned on flights in Thailand and will be seized by airport officers if found.

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Vocabulary

  • checkpoint: a place where people are stopped and questioned and vehicles are examined, especially at a border between two countries - ด่านตรวจ
  • disposable (adj): that can be thrown away or got rid of - ทิ้งได้ ทำลายได้
  • physically: in a way that is connected with a person's body rather than their mind - ด้านร่างกาย, เกี่ยวกับร่างกาย
  • seize: to take something using official power and force - จับกุม
  • shameful: making a person feel ashamed or embarrassed about something - น่าขายหน้า, น่าละอายใจ, น่าอับอาย
  • vape (v): to inhale and exhale vapour containing nicotine and flavoring produced by a device designed for this purpose -
  • violate: to do something that is against the law - ละเมิดกฏหมาย
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