by Joe Fotalattee
Two men who smoked on a plane were given a nine-month flight ban by the Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority, according to reports from VnExpress.
The men from Hai Duong and Dong Thap provinces are unable to fly until September 30 of the following year.
It is illegal to smoke on airplanes, including with e-cigarettes, and violators risk fines of VND3-5 million ($127–212) and possible 12-month bans.
In a separate incident, a resident of the southern province of Kien Giang attempted to board a plane while using another person’s boarding pass and ID card. He has been denied boarding for 12 months and will undergo visual inspections at security checkpoints for another six months.