Brazen business-class passenger caught vaping on Indonesia flight

Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishA brazen business-class passenger was caught on camera vaping on a flight – with footage showing the premium flyer sneakily tucking the device beneath a cushion between each inhale. The incident, which involved a male passenger seated in executive class, took place on a Garuda Indonesia flight from Jakarta to Medan, Indonesia, on 27 March.A shocking clip shows the passenger, who had been filmed by a fellow flyer, subtly lifting the e-cigarettes to his lips from under a red cushion placed on his lap. The man can be seen carefully exhaling the smoke through his nostrils, before repeating the process. As the clip comes to an end, the passenger is shown being confronted by airport security and police officers in the jet bridge near the plane’s front doors. According to the airline, the passenger had received two verbal warnings from cabin crew to stop vaping on flight GA1904, but he continued anyway.The cabin crew then informed aviation security at Kualanamu International Airport, and the suspect was detained upon landing.Garuda Indonesia CEO Wamildan Tsani, 44, told local media, as reported by NeedToKnow: ‘Previously, the flight crew had carried out the applicable procedures related to the initial handling of passengers caught using e-cigarettes. A brazen business-class passenger was caught on camera vaping on a Garuda Indonesia flight from Jakarta to Medan, Indonesia, on 27 March A shocking clip shows the passenger, who had been filmed by a fellow flyer, subtly lifting the e-cigarettes to his lips from under a red cushion placed on his lap’The procedure was in the form of a verbal warning which was carried out twice referring to the provisions on disruptive passengers.’The passengers concerned were immediately picked up by the aviation security team upon arrival at Kualanamu Airport for further investigation procedures.’Tsani said that smoking in the cabin, including the use of e-cigarettes and vapes, is a ‘serious violation of aviation regulations, both nationally and internationally.’He said the airline operates a zero tolerance policy to such behaviour, as well as confirming that its plans to take ‘firm action’ against the passenger. Tsani added: ‘We deeply regret the incident, Garuda Indonesia confirms that we are fully committed to upholding all aspects of flight safety, security, and comfort in accordance with applicable civil aviation regulations.’Vaping, as well as smoking, is strictly prohibited in airports and on commercial flights, and passengers caught vaping on a plane can face significant fines, potential bans from flying with certain airlines, and even criminal charges. Airlines across the globe have faced an increasing number of incidents involving passengers vaping on flights in recent years. A ‘drunk’ airline passenger was removed from a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Ibiza by two armed officers after vaping on board in 2022.  The man can be seen carefully exhaling the smoke through his nostrils, before repeating the process As the clip comes to an end, the passenger is shown being confronted by airport security and police officers in the jet bridge near the plane’s front doorsWitnesses say the man, who they say appeared to be ‘hammered’, was removed from the plane ahead of take-off from Manchester airport.In June 2024, an unruly passenger forced an American Airlines flight to be re-routed after chasing after a flight attendant who asked him to stop vaping.The Dallas, Texas-bound flight took off from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was diverted to Tulsa, Oklahoma due to the disruptive passenger, the airline said without providing further details.Earlier that year, an Edinburgh to Tenerife flight was forced to make a diversion to Portugal after a ‘disgraceful’ passenger was seen vaping onboard and acting disruptively.The Jet2 flight, LS727, had taken off from Edinburgh Airport at 8.15am on Friday and was due to travel directly to Tenerife South Airport.However, flightradar24 showed the budget airline was forced to divert to Porto Santo airport in Madeira, over 330 miles away, so the passenger could be removed by police.