Etihad Airways creates prayer areas for Muslim guests

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has created prayer areas for Muslim passengers on new fleets of aircraft which will be delivered later this year. 

Source: Etihad. The Boeing 787.

According to Etihad, the prayer areas can be curtained off for privacy and are equipped with a real-time electronic qibla-finder to show the exact direction of Mecca based on the aircraft’s geographical position.

The areas will be available on its new Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in the economy and business classes. Initial destinations to be served by the A380 and 787 aircraft are listed here.