A woman has been banned from flying with local airlines for life after being caught vaping on a plane.
The 37-year-old was also fined around £1,860 for puffing on the e-cig.
Cabin crew reported that the passenger vaped in the aircraft toilet and in her seat.
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Smoke detection systems are believed to have helped identify the breach.
Flight attendants confiscated the illegal device during the two-hour domestic flight from Sochi to St Petersburg in Russia.
Police officers then detained the woman, a Russian national, upon landing in St Petersburg.
An Interior Ministry spokesperson confirmed she faced administrative proceedings under Article 6.24 of the Code of Administrative Offences for violating rules on tobacco and similar products in enclosed spaces.
As a result, she was handed a lifetime ban from flying with local airlines, as reported by Need To Know.
The offender was also hit with a whopping £1,860 penalty.
Vaping on planes remains illegal under international aviation regulations and is treated as a serious offence in many jurisdictions.
The investigation into the full circumstances continues.
No injuries or flight diversions were reported.
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