From the LA side, flying to Cancun sounds like a cigarette and taco dream sprinkled with blue beaches. But beware! The airplane intercoms might surprise you out of your trance filled reverie like it did to one unsuspecting pilot. To all my gunners out there, one sits ready to pop off with, “hey, imagine my life today for lunch,” thermostat-style voice.
What?
Well, a certain unhinged lunatic decided it would be riveting to hotbox the lavatory vape style.’
The most outrageous things to ever occur on a flight have officially been done.
At least, according to this one passenger on an April 2025 Alaska Airlines flight. With the internet being the internet, screams vicarious Reddit drama that is bound to go down on the almighty platform princess, things went south real fast. This one woman offered two shits about being watched and attempted effortlessly sneaking a pub style joint in the toilet. Unfortunately for her, dumb jokes aside, she set off a smoke alarm that got lots of attention.
Who, in this case, is infuriated beyond human logic? Executive order verifies the pilot, get it? To truly reinforce the notion of respect the flight safety directive, get it, signed document X number slapping the mic”, boom.
There is no combination exercise or sum of words that goes around masking the fact that this is a full blown, you are actively breaking rules situation. Also hot and spicy government crime. Therefore, yes this lovely camera man set his threats on turning the plane to destruction if a word comes out of someone trying to be funny’s mouth again.
Reactions: Reddit Was on Fire Too
The reaction across the board was not very sympathetic. What was she thinking?” dominated the discourse.
One user remarked, “Nobody can justify smoking on an airplane – that is illegal. End of conversation.”
Others contributed by stating that the FAA has the power to impose a fine on her, or even a suspended sentence, regardless of whether she is arrested on the spot.
There were also some helpful hints soaring through the air (pun intended) like using nicotine patches or products like Zyn during flights. You know, legal alternatives.
It Is Not Only About Boundaries, But Safety Too
Of course, for some, taking a casual drag might not feel too menacing. But as airplanes are equipped with smoke alarms in the bathrooms, A tiny fire at thirty thousand feet? Yeah, nobody wants that.
Moreover, even in the absence of flames, smoke combined with the overpowering brunt of burning oil along with the incessant deafening blare of alarms, and general disarray serve as heightened danger to everyone onboard.
Some Reddit users said something about cabin crew being obliged to submit a formal dossier of all incidents that happen onboard and, depending on how serious it is, passengers may even be banned.
So Wait, Why Do Planes Still Have Ashtrays?
So it may sound strange, but almost all airplane toilets have ashtrays. Not because it’s permissible to smoke (we strongly advise against this), but in the event some outlaws smoking “no smoking signs.” Its a ‘just in case’ feature.
No way!
Air Travel Is Serious Business
Alaska Airlines, like every other airline, has their ‘no smoking tools’ policy which, as you would expect, includes everything: no electronic devices that may be smoked with, no vape pens, no cigar smoking devices that may be charged with USB, zip. The FAA supports them.
Whether you are smoking a good old traditional panatela or a blueberry e-cig, it does not make a difference, for Alaska Airlines does not permit the doing of smoking or vaporizing activities.
The drama is described in a few words is someone gets busted trying to vape on a plane. The person gets caught. The studio head gets furious. Social media takes over. We all remember not to ever vape while flying.
‘No beach vaction is worth a federal crime and being banned from flights’
