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Cigarettes Designed for In-Flight Smoking: Ryanair's 'Smokeless' Packs 

What are made in Germany, exported from Gibraltar, only used at 35,000 feet and sold onboard Ryanair and bmibaby flights? That's right--they're Smokeless Cigarettes, designed to satisfy the cravings of heavy-smoking airline passengers who can't go without for more than few hours and are willing to pony up 6 Euro for a box of ten substitute sticks.

We first announced that Ryanair was bringing the Similar brand Smokeless ciggies onboard back in September, and we finally had a chance to hope a flight and purchase a pack ourselves recently. . . .

How do they work? Since we aren't smokers, we asked our seatmates on the flight for their impressions, since they also bought a pack for the novelty of the thing. Apparently you just suck air through it, and although it tasted like glue to them, they admitted feeling a brief hit of what you'd get from a real cigarette. The box warns you not to "use more SIMILAR smokeless cigarettes per day than you usually smoke normal cigarettes." And all of the usual cigarette warnings apply, like no pregnant women should use them and no one sensitive to the effects of nicotine.

If you want to see one for yourself, Ryanair advertises the availability of them via their in-flight magazine. Simply hail a flight attendant, pick your flavor, and hand over 6 Euro per pack.

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