The Ruling on Delaying Prayer on an Airplane

Question:
He says: I am careful, O Shaykh, to perform the prayers at their times. But if I travel, for example, by plane, and the time for the Maghrib prayer enters while we are on board, and the likely expectation is that we will not reach the other city until less than an hour before the 'Isha' adhan, what should I do? Do I delay the prayer until I arrive at the city, or do I pray on the plane even if I am sitting?

Answer:
If the journey begins before the time of the prayer enters, you delay the prayer until you land. If you reach the airport before the time expires, you pray it when you land at the airport, even if it is at the very end of its time. So, if you are landing at Jeddah Airport before the time for 'Isha' enters, in a period that allows you to pray Maghrib, you delay Maghrib until you land and pray it on the ground, even if it is at the very end of its time. However, if the plane does not land until after the time for the second prayer, for example the time for 'Isha', has entered, you intend to combine; you delay Maghrib and pray it with 'Isha' in the time of 'Isha', as a delayed combination, according to what is most convenient for you.