Tourists Detained After Vaping Mid-Air on Nok Air Flight

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture and video from Facebook.

 

Three rowdy tourists were escorted off a Nok Air flight after being caught vaping mid-air, shocking fellow passengers on board. The incident occurred on January 5 on flight DD-532, travelling from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok to Phuket International Airport.

 

Footage captured by a passenger shows one of the men casually vaping and using his phone during the flight. Another reportedly hid in the aircraft’s toilet to vape, ignoring strict aviation safety regulations.

 

The obnoxious behaviour did not go unnoticed, as other passengers alerted cabin crew when the cabin began filling with a sickly-sweet odour. One witness, Neeranoot Meuankid, said: “I noticed them being noisy at the gate and saw them vaping in the boarding queue. During the flight, the smell became overwhelming, even through my mask, and I started feeling dizzy.”

 

Neeranoot also noted that one of the men disregarded the safety demonstration and refused to wear his seatbelt during take-off. She filmed the incident as evidence and handed it over to flight attendants, who tackled the situation.

 

Upon landing in Phuket, the three tourists were detained by police and escorted off the aircraft. They were held for investigation at the airport police station. No details on the nationalities, identities or any possible charges has been released by authorities.

 

Smoking and vaping are strictly prohibited on all domestic and international flights. Vaping has also been banned in Thailand since 2014, although such products are still widely available for purchase.

 

Neeranoot added: “It’s 2025, everyone must know you can’t smoke on planes. Their behaviour was reckless and disrespectful to the safety and comfort of others.”

 

-- 2025-01-10

 

 

 

 

[ikke1959]

It is clear that vaping is forbidden just a smoking, but detaining someone for it???? Better put him on a blacklist that he can't fly for a few years...

[Andre0720]

Told you this stuff damages the brain...😊

[tomazbodner]

I'd like to see the follow-up on this story. What happened to them? 1000 baht fine and let go? Just a verbal warning? Nothing at all?

[novacova]

3 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

It is clear that vaping is forbidden just a smoking, but detaining someone for it???? Better put him on a blacklist that he can't fly for a few years...

In the US it’s a federal offense, smoke on a plane and become a certified felon.

[Woke to Sounds]

18 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

The obnoxious behaviour did not go unnoticed, as other passengers alerted cabin crew when the cabin began filling with a sickly-sweet odour.

These punks got no decency.

 

Could've been marijuana?

 

Deport immediately and 1 year ban.

 

Thailand does not need these kind of idiotes.

[stevenl]

8 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

It is clear that vaping is forbidden just a smoking, but detaining someone for it???? Better put him on a blacklist that he can't fly for a few years...

Blacklist would be nok air only, so not much impact.

[Watawattana]

12 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Blacklist would be nok air only, so not much impact.

Their details can get circulated by Nok and other airlines can blacklist them too (not mandatory though).  Has happened.  Better the airport police deport them.

[MikeandDow]

Thailand Quality Tourists

[Captain Flack]

A trolling post has been removed.

[ChipButty]

51 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

I'd like to see the follow-up on this story. What happened to them? 1000 baht fine and let go? Just a verbal warning? Nothing at all?

Nope I have seen 10,000 baht fines just for having a vape, 

[Iron Tongue]

Deport them.  Ruin their Phuket sexpat vacation.

[Ironmike]

I'm going out on a limb here but what's the bet there Russian cowards hiding here so they don't have to fight,,,complete morons I hope there deported back ASAP. 

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

 

Picture and video from Facebook.

 

Three rowdy tourists were escorted off a Nok Air flight after being caught vaping mid-air, shocking fellow passengers on board. The incident occurred on January 5 on flight DD-532, travelling from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok to Phuket International Airport.

 

Footage captured by a passenger shows one of the men casually vaping and using his phone during the flight. Another reportedly hid in the aircraft’s toilet to vape, ignoring strict aviation safety regulations.

 

The obnoxious behaviour did not go unnoticed, as other passengers alerted cabin crew when the cabin began filling with a sickly-sweet odour. One witness, Neeranoot Meuankid, said: “I noticed them being noisy at the gate and saw them vaping in the boarding queue. During the flight, the smell became overwhelming, even through my mask, and I started feeling dizzy.”

 

 

Neeranoot also noted that one of the men disregarded the safety demonstration and refused to wear his seatbelt during take-off. She filmed the incident as evidence and handed it over to flight attendants, who tackled the situation.

 

Upon landing in Phuket, the three tourists were detained by police and escorted off the aircraft. They were held for investigation at the airport police station. No details on the nationalities, identities or any possible charges has been released by authorities.

 

Smoking and vaping are strictly prohibited on all domestic and international flights. Vaping has also been banned in Thailand since 2014, although such products are still widely available for purchase.

 

Neeranoot added: “It’s 2025, everyone must know you can’t smoke on planes. Their behaviour was reckless and disrespectful to the safety and comfort of others.”

 

-- 2025-01-10

 

 

 

 

Thank you RTP. 🤗👍❤️

 

[Rocking Robert]

They actually could be put on the no-fly list,that be a nice long boat ride home

[Kwausie]

No respect. Deport 

[wensiensheng]

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

It is clear that vaping is forbidden just a smoking, but detaining someone for it???? Better put him on a blacklist that he can't fly for a few years...

Why not detain them? Or jail them for that matter. Other people were on that plane you know.

 

A holes who don’t follow the rules shouldn’t be on planes full stop

[madone]

2 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Neeranoot Meuankid, said: “I noticed them being noisy at the gate and saw them vaping in the boarding queue. During the flight, the smell became overwhelming, even through my mask, and I started feeling dizzy.”

 

Vaping on a flight is obviously wrong, but what a crock of utter <deleted>e.

Dizzy with righteous indignation no doubt. 

 

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Neeranoot also noted that one of the men disregarded the safety demonstration and refused to wear his seatbelt during take-off. She filmed the incident as evidence and handed it over to flight attendants, who tackled the situation.

didn't wear a seatbelt!!

i suspect this woman is a difficult person to like

[Reddavy]

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

 

Picture and video from Facebook.

 

Three rowdy tourists were escorted off a Nok Air flight after being caught vaping mid-air, shocking fellow passengers on board. The incident occurred on January 5 on flight DD-532, travelling from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok to Phuket International Airport.

 

Footage captured by a passenger shows one of the men casually vaping and using his phone during the flight. Another reportedly hid in the aircraft’s toilet to vape, ignoring strict aviation safety regulations.

 

The obnoxious behaviour did not go unnoticed, as other passengers alerted cabin crew when the cabin began filling with a sickly-sweet odour. One witness, Neeranoot Meuankid, said: “I noticed them being noisy at the gate and saw them vaping in the boarding queue. During the flight, the smell became overwhelming, even through my mask, and I started feeling dizzy.”

 

Neeranoot also noted that one of the men disregarded the safety demonstration and refused to wear his seatbelt during take-off. She filmed the incident as evidence and handed it over to flight attendants, who tackled the situation.

 

Upon landing in Phuket, the three tourists were detained by police and escorted off the aircraft. They were held for investigation at the airport police station. No details on the nationalities, identities or any possible charges has been released by authorities.

 

Smoking and vaping are strictly prohibited on all domestic and international flights. Vaping has also been banned in Thailand since 2014, although such products are still widely available for purchase.

 

Neeranoot added: “It’s 2025, everyone must know you can’t smoke on planes. Their behaviour was reckless and disrespectful to the safety and comfort of others.”

 

-- 2025-01-10

 

 

 

 

Utter 🔔🔚’s

[bkkcanuck8]

1 hour ago, novacova said:

In the US it’s a federal offense, smoke on a plane and become a certified felon.

Well, given that importation and use of vaping equipment itself is illegal... punishable by up to 30,000THB fine and potentially imprisonment in some cases (the cap for sentencing is 10 years) -- breaking the law and being a jerk could land you in serious trouble.  It depends on whether the authorities bother to care about it, or maybe just takes the easy way out of deportation and blacklisting (saving money on imprisonment). 

So vaping, possession of vaping equipment, importation of vaping equipment, use of such equipment covered under smoking on a flight... are all against the law and each of those are punishable by fines and/or imprisonment.  Use of the equipment on a Thai flight is also punishable by deportation and blacklisting.   Of course, maybe it can be made to all go away for a serious contribution to the police tea fund (but it would not be cheap - and may require family support to raise the funds). 

[Briggsy]

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

No details on the nationalities

But that is what everybody here wants to know! 😔

[Chris49]

Ignorant Dumb Ass! Give him/them the stiffest penalty. Perhaps then, they will get the message. 

[Briggsy]

Make each of them smoke 40 fags one after another and no cheating by not inhaling!

[Cat Boy]

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

It is clear that vaping is forbidden just a smoking, but detaining someone for it???? Better put him on a blacklist that he can't fly for a few years...

In Singapore, they'd DEFINITELY go to jail. No questions asked. It’s an incredibly stupid thing to be doing in 2025.

"Bangkok Hilton"... set an example. 

[madone]

9 minutes ago, Ironmike said:

I'm going out on a limb here but what's the bet there Russian cowards hiding here so they don't have to fight,,,complete morons I hope there deported back ASAP. 

the breadth and depth of  the ignorance you manage to demonstrate with so few words is truly an achievement   

[Kandinski]

3 minutes ago, Ironmike said:

Russian cowards hiding here so they don't have to fight...

 

I'm not a military strategist but a rule of thump is it takes  8 person in the industri, logistic etc to support 1 soldier. 

[Seppius]

Going to be a long bus ride back to Bangkok

[Captain Flack]

Off topic post about trump have been removed

[madone]

4 minutes ago, Kandinski said:

I'm not a military strategist but a rule of thump is it takes  8 person in the industri, logistic etc to support 1 soldier. 

 

The rule of thump, the first tenet of whoopass

appropriate,

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

It is clear that vaping is forbidden just a smoking, but detaining someone for it???? Better put him on a blacklist that he can't fly for a few years...

Did you read all the details? It was more than just vaping.