Florida man vaping on Spirit flight to New Orleans sets off smoke alarm; gets lifetime ban

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A passenger on a Spirit Airlines flight to New Orleans on Tuesday is now banned for life from flying with the low-cost airline after vaping with his electronic cigarette mid-flight and setting off a smoke alarm, according to nola.com.

The report says the man, a 30-year-old St. Petersburg, Florida, resident traveling from Detroit, was also "heavily intoxicated" and smelled of alcohol, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputy that met the plane when it landed at Louis Armstrong International Airport.

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According to authorities, the man was caught by a flight attendant taking his e-cigarette out, inhaling from it and blowing the smoke into his bag during the flight.

The flight attendant informed the man smoking was not allowed on the plane, and he was spotted heading to the restroom a few moments later.

While inside the restroom, the plane's smoke alarm went off in the cockpit, causing the pilot to descend to 35,000 feet to shut it off.

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Later, another passenger notified the flight attendant that the man was also seen hiding several bottles of alcohol under his jacket that he snuck on board and was drinking from them. The flight attendant also informed the man that this was not allowed on an airplane

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