Austrian Airlines pilot leaves cockpit to convince women to change seats for Haredi Orthodox men

The pilot of an Austrian Airlines flight had to leave the cockpit and convince several women to change their seats after Haredi Orthodox men refused to sit next to female passengers. The Friday morning flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna left 40 minutes late and was delayed for another half hour in Austrian airspace after failing to miss the morning rush hour. Stewardesses on the flight reportedly tried to convince the men to take their assigned seats but those next to women refused. Eventually, the pilot came out and convinced several women to move their seats. The incident comes a week after an El Al flight from New York to Israel was delayed by more than an hour after 4 Haredi Orthodox men refused to take their assigned seats next to women. <br/>