A Caboolture man has been charged after smoking an e-cigarette on a flight from Sydney to the Sunshine Coast.

Police were waiting for the man when the flight arrived at the Sunshine Coast airport about 6.30pm Thursday, after he allegedly refused to stop smoking the cigarette while on board the aircraft.

A man allegedly refused to put out an e-cigarette on a flight to the Sunshine Coast. Credit:AP

Police say airline staff asked the man a number of times to stop but he refused to comply with their directions.

He was arrested when police boarded the aircraft at Marcoola airport after it landed.

He was charged with smoking on an aircraft and issued with a notice to appear.

An electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette is a battery-powered vaporiser that simulates smoking without the tobacco combustion.

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