Man Fined for Vaping on a Plane During Landing in Sichuan

According to Red Star News,3months18On the 20th, the Airport Branch of Liangshan Prefecture Public Security Bureau received a message from Sichuan Airlines at Xichang Qingshan Airport3U8896The crew reported that a passenger on the passenger plane flying from Chengdu to Xichang was caught red-handed by aviation safety officers while smoking e-cigarettes on the cabin seat during the landing.

After preliminary investigation by the police, passenger He claimed to know that he could not smoke during the plane's flight, but mistakenly believed that he could smoke it without affecting the flight during the landing process, so he took a chance and smoked e-cigarettes in his seat.
 

During the inquiry process, He confessed to his illegal behavior. The police imposed an administrative fine of 200 yuan on He in accordance with the law.

The police said that once the public security organs determine that they are disrupting order on public transportation, according to the provisions of Article 23 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China, if the circumstances are minor, they will be given a warning or a fine of not more than 200 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, they will be sentenced to administrative detention for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and will be concurrently punished500A fine of more than yuan.

At the same time, the Civil Aviation Administration has implemented a blacklist system. If smoking (including e-cigarettes) on aircraft is dealt with, it will face the consequences of prohibiting flying.
 

The police reminded passengers that it is strictly prohibited to smoke e-cigarettes, cigarettes and carry flammable items in civil aircraft, apron areas, and terminals. Passengers who smoke are requested to smoke in the designated smoking area in front of the terminal building to ensure safe and orderly civil aviation transportation.