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Imagine being on a plane with a bunch of these Ultra-Orthodox types.....LOL, id lose my mind and start swinging. These people should have been kicked off the damn plane.
Passengers aboard an El Al flight from New York's JFK to Israel caused a delay after hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews demanded that other passengers trade places before takeoff, saying they cannot sit next to women.
On Tuesday evening, just before the start of the Jewish New Year, thousands of Israeli and Jewish passengers were preparing to fly to the Holy Land, including scores of ultra-Orthodox Jews.
On one El Al flight that carrying a large group religious Jews prior to Rosh Hashanah, travelers refused to sit next to other female passengers prior to the takeoff.
The tactic not only delayed the flight, but also went onto cause chaos on board.
'People stood in the aisles and refused to go forward,' said Amit Ben-Natan, a passenger who was on board the plane.
'Although everyone had tickets with seat numbers that they purchased in advance, they asked us to trade seats with them, and even offered to pay money, since they cannot sit next to a woman. It was obvious that the plane wouldn't take off as long as they keep standing in the aisles.'
Passengers claimed that despite the El Al flight crew informed travelers that they did not have to agree to switch, the plane's captain announced the flight would not be going anywhere until everyone was seated.
'It was an 11-hour long nightmare,' one of the passengers said.
On Tuesday evening, just before the start of the Jewish New Year, thousands of Israeli and Jewish passengers were preparing to fly to the Holy Land, including scores of ultra-Orthodox Jews.
On one El Al flight that carrying a large group religious Jews prior to Rosh Hashanah, travelers refused to sit next to other female passengers prior to the takeoff.
The tactic not only delayed the flight, but also went onto cause chaos on board.
'People stood in the aisles and refused to go forward,' said Amit Ben-Natan, a passenger who was on board the plane.
'Although everyone had tickets with seat numbers that they purchased in advance, they asked us to trade seats with them, and even offered to pay money, since they cannot sit next to a woman. It was obvious that the plane wouldn't take off as long as they keep standing in the aisles.'
Passengers claimed that despite the El Al flight crew informed travelers that they did not have to agree to switch, the plane's captain announced the flight would not be going anywhere until everyone was seated.
'It was an 11-hour long nightmare,' one of the passengers said.
Imagine being on a plane with a bunch of these Ultra-Orthodox types.....LOL, id lose my mind and start swinging. These people should have been kicked off the damn plane.
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