E-cigarettes and heated cigarettes may affect flight safety! "Fine up to NT$150,000 or jailed" will be banned on flights from December

The Civil Aviation Administration of China announced that starting from December 1, e-cigarettes or cigarette-like products will be prohibited on board the aircraft. Violators will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, criminal detention, or a fine of not more than NT$150,000; if someone causes death, they will be sentenced to life imprisonment or more than 7 years of fixed-term imprisonment. The picture shows a schematic diagram of an aircraft. (Photo by reporter Huang Yijing)

Considering the emergence of new cigarettes and cigarette-like products such as e-cigarettes and heated cigarettes, the Civil Aviation Administration of China announced that starting from December 1, e-cigarettes or cigarette-like products will be banned on board the aircraft. Violators will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, short-term detention, or a fine of not more than NT$150,000. If causing death, they will be sentenced to life imprisonment or more than 7 years of fixed-term imprisonment.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China stated that in order to comply with the provisions of the "Smoke Harm Prevention Act" and to consider the use of emerging tobacco products and tobacco-like products such as e-cigarettes and heated cigarettes, they may cause harm to flight safety, including risks such as the generation of fire sources and smoke during use, and possible increases in aircraft maintenance costs.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China pointed out that in order to ensure the safety of aircraft flights and emergency escapes, the use of heated cigarettes on aircraft is prohibited from December 1; the use of e-cigarettes remains prohibited throughout the entire flight. Violators shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, short-term detention, or a fine of not more than 150,000 yuan in accordance with Article 102 of the Civil Aviation Law. Therefore, those who cause serious injuries to the deceased shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or to a fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 7 years; those who cause serious injuries shall be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 10 years.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China reminds the public that before taking a flight, the public can go to the airline website or check-in counter to confirm the relevant regulations; after taking the flight, e-cigarettes, heated cigarettes and other related products should be kept closed and not used during the entire flight to jointly maintain a safe and comfortable flight environment.

Wang Fumin, the head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said that if people smoke ordinary cigarettes in the aircraft toilet in violation of regulations, they will be fined in accordance with Article 119 of the Civil Aviation Law, with fines ranging from 30,000 yuan to 150,000 yuan. However, this time mainly regulates e-cigarettes and heated cigarettes in the category of electronic products, so the fines will be issued in accordance with Article 102 of the Civil Aviation Law, and Article 119 will no longer be used.