US Tourist Fined for Vaping During Flight to Caymans
Credit: S. Tratong
In what is believed to be the first case of its kind before a Cayman Islands court, an American tourist has been fined KYD$1,000 ($1,219) for vaping inside an airplane bathroom.
Brendan Joseph Fallon, a US Navy veteran, vaped to try to calm his nerves as the United Airlines jet from Newark, New Jersey, was preparing to land at Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman on Wednesday, 10 Jan., according to court records.
While e-cigarettes are not illegal, their use in public places is prohibited; the Cayman Islands is still developing additional regulations for vaping products.