[merpnderp]

Have people really asked for a place to pray while flying on a plane? Why would JetBlue ask such a weird question?

[tuna-piano]

Definitely, for sure both jews and muslims. The "following instructions from female flight attendants" thing I would guess also isn't out of the blue... maybe the airline has had experience with people not following female flight attendant rules.

[DanBC]

> The "following instructions from female flight attendants"

There have been a few instances of people refusing to allow a woman to sit next to them. They don't always move themselves, they sometimes insist the woman is moved.

EG, but there are other examples: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11406112

[tps5]

Male Hasidic Jews have a thing where they refuse to acknowledge female flight attendants. I've seen this at least 5 times.

[tankenmate]

Some middle eastern airlines have prayer rooms on their aircraft as well as indicators in the room so you know which direction Mecca is.

[samsonradu]

Etihad goes further and plays a short prayer before take-off. You can check where Mecca is at any time on your screen.

Not sure where I have read it, nor can I confirm but I remember they also try to avoid scheduling flights during prayer hours (if possible)

[gech]

The sacred texts don't indicate what is appropriate to do while flying in an airplane?

[samsonradu]

Can't read arabic :)

[a3n]

It would have given them an excuse not to let him on the plane. Not that they needed the excuse, obviously, but they would have liked it better if they had a reason. "There's no room on this plane that wasn't designed for such a thing."