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US bans use of e-cigarettes on flights to protect health
Published Thu, Mar 3, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Washington
PASSENGERS on commercial flights in the US won't be allowed to use e-cigarettes under a regulation designed to protect people from the devices' second-hand vapour.
The Department of Transportation said it considers e-cigarettes to be equivalent to smoking, which is already banned on airliners, according to an e-mailed release on Wednesday.
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