Originally Posted by
shadesofgrey1x
I am sure we will get a flood of "the poor guy was just practicing his religion". Obviously the action was taken with the intent provoke a reaction.
I'm sure you would not see the same on EL-AL. After all, a plane full of devotees would not have the space to allow this sort of behavior even if they wanted to.
No, it probably was not intended to provoke a reaction. You will, indeed, see several people praying in this manner on any El Al flight at sun up and sun down.
That being said, I have yet to see it while the plane is still on the ground. It would cause a boarding problem, or delay take off, at that time. Later in the flight it causes no trouble.