Trip to Spain via Prestwick Airport

[vroomfondle]

I just got back from a trip to Barcelona and thought I'd share my vaping while travelling experiences.

1. Prestwick Airport security: As an experiment I put 3 x 10ml bottles of juice and nothing else in my ziplock bag. First thing was the look of puzzlement on her face, followed by the question "What's in these?" despite them being labelled (Totally Wicked pre mixed). I replied they were nicotine solution for my E-Cig which I showed her. Off she goes to speak to her guvnor and comes back saying "they're ok but your bag is too big". I kid you not. I lost my cool a bit especially when she directed me to a vending machine which sells 4 "correct" sized bags for £1. Next to a large sign saying "1 bag per person allowed" Pretty raging I bought 4 bags to use one and another hapless traveller got a free one as he had similar dimensional issues with his bag.

2. On the Ryanair flight I wait for the announcement that they sell e-cigs which "can be used on board as well as airports and other places where smoking is prohibited" I fire up my eGo, cautiously at first but no comments from anyone, so I puff away when I feel like it for the whole flight.

3. Airport and bars etc in Barcelaona. No issues anywhere despite not seeing another vaper the whole trip. I was even puffing in the Camp Nou stadium commentary box!

4. Barcelona Airport on the way home I decided it might be difficult to explain what the juice is in my 3 words of Spanish so I put my juice in my hold luggage and one 10ml bottle in with my GFs toiletry bag. Had my eGo full but no problems at all.

5. Return flight I started vaping as soon as we took off and apart from a few inquisitive looks from other passengers I had no problems at all.

So the moral of the story is.... use the right size bag! It is interesting that my GF had 3 x 100ml unlabled bottles of liquid soaps/shampoo which were allowed through unquestioned but my labelled bottles flumoxed her!

[sleepyduck]

Thanks, Vroom - always interesting to know about this kind of thing. I shall be flying from Edinburgh next week... I shall report back...

The last time I was in Barcelona was a few years ago, just after they introduced the smoking ban. I don't know how the ban works now, but back then the basic rule was that you were not allowed to smoke in a public place unless it was a public place you were allowed to smoke in