Federal regulators to formally ban e-cigarette use on planes

I have no problem with this. I've been around people "smoking" these things. While not as bad as tobacco, they still smell funny.

I like that the president of one of the companies only considered it "somewhat disappointing"

Aww, where are people going to inhale my mist of strange chemicals now?

LOL @D Baker... at least it's not very disappointing!

But big bowls of chili are still legal!

If only we could outlaw in-flight farting .... :)

@Root - chili is legal, but only if you don't look foreign & plan to spend prolonged periods in the Lav.

While i don't defend smoking inside airplanes, you need to ban gum chewing, and tobacco chewing too.

We should ban people who wear noxious aftershaves and perfumes or just ban people who smell funny. What about that funny blue water smell coming from the lavatory? I would promote the right to eat smelly cheese and boiled cabbage with a bowl of spicy chili.

Okay, if you're sucking on electronic cigarettes, I'd say Greyhound is more your style of travel.

Why is the FAA even involved -- is it a safety issue? If airlines want to ban them, that is their choice as private operators.

@Scott, fully agree with you....even though I tend to be guilty myself.

I have only been around an e-cigarette once and it smelled just like a regular one. And the whole idea of banning normal cigarrettes came from damage the smoke did to the plane right? So wouldn't the smoke from the e-cigs contain the same harmful byproducts?

My husband was in the hospital recently and was allowed to use his e-cigarette. Now if that isn't saying something I don't know what is. If the hospitals allow it, they must feel it's not a health issue. It is just a water vapor in the air, and doesn't harm anyone. People should check the facts first before complaining. Before you know it they'll ban you from passing gas on a plane because it puts gas in the air.

I think they don't have allewed it, because it's an elloctronic article and they can think in other uses to make damages. I thin so

I have always wanted to get on board with a 25 lb sack of peanuts in the shell and just pass them out to anyone that wants some. ow that would be some "clean up"

corrections: allowed and I think so

DOT? Even the FAA isn't saying anything(yet). It's a H2O vapor that that does not cling to anything,(like out-flow filters or walls or seats!) If you sneeze,you put more harm in the air. Just another way for the feds to try and run,(ruin) our lives!

Is it November yet?

Fernando, it's OK, my fingers go on their own sometimes!

As a very frequent flyer, then, when, is astoundingly bad BO outlawed?!.

If it's electronic, and can cause enough heat to vaporize water, it could potentially be a detonator. On that basis alone they should be banned. As far as needing it as a crutch, here's a tip: quit. Just quit, cold turkey. I did. My year anniversary was 9/7. I did it on a trip to Chicago. Airline flight, rental car, hotel room and visiting the in-laws was all the time I needed to kick it. Just do it. ($1 to Nike)

Feds controlling us more... Gary, Congrats on the anniversary of quitting smoking... Quitter!!! As for myself, I quit about 5 minutes ago, but I plan to pick up the habit right after this beer, some black tar heroin and perhaps a $20 rock.