The ruling on one who enters the state of ihram in an airplane after passing the miqat?

The questioner : The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I entered the state of ihram from Riyadh, then I boarded the plane intending to make the intention when passing the miqat, but I fell asleep and did not realize it until I was at the landing at Jeddah Airport, so I performed 'Umrah and shortened my hair.

The Shaykh : What if I...

The questioner : And I did not realize it until I was at the landing at Jeddah Airport, so I performed 'Umrah, shortened my hair, and exited my state of ihram. Is my 'Umrah valid?

The Shaykh : Yes. The 'Umrah is valid. That is, if a person enters the state of ihram after passing the miqat, his 'Umrah is valid, but it is obligatory for him to pay a fidyah (ransom payment) of a sacrificial animal, which he slaughters in Makkah and distributes to the poor. This is what the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said regarding one who leaves an obligatory act: if one leaves an obligatory act from the obligations of Hajj, it is obligatory for him to slaughter a fidyah and distribute it to the poor, and that is to be done in Makkah.