Smoking on the plane, passenger fined 4 million VND

The incident just happened on flight VJ126 from Saigon to Hanoi. Passenger D.VV is responsible for paying the fine within 10 days from receiving the penalty decision.

Accordingly, passenger D.VV (Soc Son, Hanoi) secretly smoked in the plane's restroom despite the flight attendant's previous warning that "this is a no-smoking flight, and any violation will be strictly punished according to the law."

Deputy Director of the Northern Airport Authority, Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong, then signed a decision to fine the male passenger 4 million VND and Mr. D.VV is responsible for paying the fine within 10 days from receiving the penalty decision.

The Northern Airport Authority has decided to fine a male passenger 4 million VND for smoking. Illustrative photo.

According to regulations, if the passenger fails to pay the fine within 10 days of receiving the penalty decision, the aviation authorities will take stronger measures, including a flight ban.

Previously, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam also decided to ban air transport of two male passengers CHĐ. and NTT for secretly smoking on the plane. They were fined 4 million VND for administrative violations but resolutely refused to pay the fine even though the functional units of the aviation industry continuously sent information to the local authorities requesting it.

For many years, on domestic flights of Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific as well as many other international airlines, passengers are absolutely not allowed to smoke. It is known that if this behavior is discovered and recorded in Vietnam, passengers will be recorded as administrative violators and strictly punished according to regulations./.

According to VOV