Can I Bring A Vape on A Plane in 2022? A Simple Guide to Travel with Vapes

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.


Quick Look

  1. E-cigarettes are often allowed only in hand luggage
  2. How to bring your vape device, Vape juice, and batteries
  3. Major airlines’e-cig policy about e-liquid and batteries
  4. No vaping on a plane
  5. Awareness about vapingat the airport
  6. Check the rules of e-cigarettes in other countries
  7. Frequently Asked Questions

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
  1. Pod vapeswith a built-in battery --- turn it off
  2. Disposable vapes with an internal battery--- keep them within the sealed box to avoid any accidents
  3. Tank vapes---Empty your vape tank before flights take off to prevent leakage
  4. Any deviceswith an external battery--- remove the batteries from the devices
  5. 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.
  6. Don’t charge your vape on the plane
  • Vape Juice
  1. 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.
  2. Kindly keep your e-liquid in a clear sealed bagfrom being leaked by different air pressure.
  3. If you have checked luggage, you may bring more than 100ml of vape juice as you like.
  • Batteries
  1. Batteries should be kept in safe plastic cases to avoid mishaps.
  2. 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:

Airlines

E-liquid limit

Batteries Limit

Other important rules

British Airways

100ml per bottle in hand luggage

15 batteries (including devices) either in hand or checked luggage

Loose lithium batteries are hand luggage only.

 

Eastern Airways

Not be able to take E-Liquid onboard

Not clear

No recharge in lounges

EasyJet 

Allowed

2 spare batteries

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Emirates

Allowed and keep in hand luggage

20 batteries in hand luggage

/

Jet2

100ml per bottle in hand luggage

20 batteries in hand luggage

The battery is sealed in the device and can be well packed in checked luggage

Qantas

100ml per bottle in hand luggage

20 batteries in hand luggage

/

 Qatar 

100ml per bottle in hand luggage

20 batteries in hand luggage

/

Ryanair 

100ml per bottle in hand luggage

20 batteries in hand luggage

/

TUI Airways

100ml per bottle in hand luggage

Batteries must be kept in hand luggage

larger quantities of E-Liquid or bigger bottles can be packed in checked luggage

Virgin Atlantic Airways

100ml per bottle in hand luggage

Batteries must be kept in hand luggage

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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

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