Booking a Flight on Yom Kippur
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Question
Hello. In order to fly abroad at a cheap price, there is an option to book a flight ticket abroad for Yom Kippur (and flights on this day are very cheap because there is no demand), and the flight is canceled because all airspace is closed on this holy day, and instead, the company provides the option to book another ticket (either in the days close to Yom Kippur to another destination or to the same destination even at a very late time). The question is whether this is permissible according to Halacha and whether it constitutes a desecration of the Name concerning the company. The company Wizz Air or Ryanair are non-Israeli companies.
Answer
Hello and blessings
It is forbidden, it is a desecration of the Name.
Source
According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Fried, shlita