Ultra-Orthodox Jewish passenger wanted aircraft TV SCREENS turned off...

[brooklynite]

Daily Mail:

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish passenger delays flight for more than an hour because he wanted the TV screens switched off

A flight from Kiev to Israel was delayed for more than an hour on Thursday night after an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man insisted the overhead television screens were retracted or turned off.

In keeping with traditional religious teachings and practices, the passenger argued that he did not want his children to watch any TV or films during the flight with budget Israeli airline UP.

Despite his verbal protest, flight attendants were unable to adhere to the man's request and they issued eye masks instead.

[stonecutter357]

1. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man can get bent.....

[Kentonio]

3. Exactly

If he wants to live in the stone age then he shouldn't be flying in planes.

[WoonTars]

16. Exactly x 2

What the fuck was a doing in a modern contraption like an airplane on the first place?

[MineralMan]

2. I'm sorry, sir. We cannot accommodate your wishes.

You are free to leave the plane at this time. If you don't wish to do that, please fasten your seat belt securely and prepare for takeoff.

[NightWatcher]

4. So their god doesn't care that they're flying through the air in a technical marvel, but tv pushes

it over the line?

[mopinko]

19. this

they do love to split the hairs, tho.
my fave is the sabbath elevator. stops on every floor. you can ride in it, but you cant push the buttons.

[madaboutharry]

5. This happened on an El Al flight.

Maybe if a person is unable to cope in a modern world they should just stay home.

http://lifeinisrael.blogspot.com/2012/02/partitions-on-el-al-flight-to-block.html

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

6. I was on a flight where an Ultra Orthodox kid hid in the bathroom

He was in severe distress because a woman sat next to him.

They were able to arrange for a cootie free section for him.

I just felt sorry for him.

[crazycatlady]

7. This isn't the first such story I've read about Ultra Orthodox and air travel

It seems like an enterprising Ultra-Orthodox should go into the airline business. It's clear that they can't travel with the heathens and their policies (like men sitting next to women, TV screens, etc). It seems like there's a market for their own airline.

[Warpy]

8. Oh, FFS.

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Six bucks apiece at Wally's, https://www.walmart.com/ip/Comfort-Sleep-Mask/32501698 and he and his spawn can go through life without ever seeing anything that might offend them.

What an asshole! Now that's the kind of passenger that needs to be bounced off a plane!

[jberryhill]

9. The eye masks were a creative idea

If people want to practice their religion, that's fine. I even don't have any problem with the normal human give and take to accommodate various preferences within reason. If people want to pray, wear various garments, or even narrow a business lunch meeting menu to deal with dietary restrictions, whatever. I've never had a veggie, kosher or halal meal I didn't like. It's usually a minor step out of one's way to get along with folks who have religious or even non-religious preferences about things.

But, good golly, when you have to insist that it's my way or the highway to a bunch of people on an airplane, then charter a flight or find some other way to deal with it.

Kudos to whomever thought of the eye masks, though.

[MicaelS]

10. Absolute rubbish.

Religious Fundamentalism strikes again. I'm surprised they are even allowed to fly.

[leftynyc]

11. Stay home, buttercup

No reason I should have to deal with whatever ridiculous rules you want to live by. Sick of all the religious freaks who can't keep their religion to themselves.

[progressoid]

12. "Back to the bronze age for you"

[smirkymonkey]

13. They can always charter a private plane if flying commercial is

too much of a burden for them.

[napi21]

14. HA! They were a lot nicer than I would have been. I would have said

"Put a bag over your heads and you won't see it!"

[MindPilot]

15. Wonder how United would have handled that...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Ha! That's a very good question! n/t

[Thomas Hurt]

18. Tough Shit....

if you want to be a Luddite, rent a horse cart.