U.S. lawmakers urge ban on e-cigarettes on airplanes

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U.S. lawmakers urge ban on e-cigarettes on airplanes

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-lawmakers-urge-ban-e-cigarettes-airplanes-202127686--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bZNIxU4cSRo9doiI1udjyg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-10T202127Z_1_LYNXMPEA590W4_RTROPTP_2_USA-ECIGARETTES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A customer puffs on an e-cigarette at the Henley Vaporium in New York City" align="left" title="A customer puffs on an e-cigarette at the Henley Vaporium in New York City" border="0" /></a>E-cigarette use should be banned on domestic flights and those to or from the United States, seven U.S. senators said on Tuesday in a letter urging the Department of Transportation to finalize rules proposed almost three years ago. &quot;While many major carriers have decided to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes, federal regulations still allow these products to be used during flight,&quot; the lawmakers, all Democrats, wrote to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. At the time, the DOT noted that releasing a &quot;vapor that may contain harmful substances or respiratory irritants in a confined space, especially to those who are at a higher risk, is contrary to the purpose and intent of the statutory and regulatory ban on smoking aboard aircraft.” In their letter to Foxx, the senators included examples of advertisements that feature or imply the use of electronic cigarettes on airplanes. &quot;Numerous electronic cigarette companies have marketed their products as offering the freedom to break the rules or smoke in places where traditional cigarettes are banned, such as airplanes,&quot; the senators wrote.</p><br clear="all"/>

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