Praying on an airplane and determining the qiblah

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on praying on an airplane where it is difficult to determine the qiblah, given that the duration of the journey is seven hours or more, and perhaps one or two prayer times may pass? And how is the prayer performed when there is no place to perform it?

Answer:
As for the qiblah, one asks the pilots. One asks the pilots who have experience with directions. One asks them in which direction the qiblah is. If they inform him, he prays toward the direction they indicate. The pilots have experience with directions: east, west, north, south. This is from the knowledge of the people of the land. As for how to pray, if he is able to pray in a place where he can stand or sit, he is required to do so. He used to pray near the exits. He prays at the exit, the place where the plane exits. For example, he prays; perhaps he can return to it and pray.
If he is unable to stand on the airplane, he prays even while sitting. He sits and prays. He responds to the call and prays. Yes.