Q. Re- on question; When a deceased is being transported from Canada for burial in Israel, is it permitted or advisable to delay the kevura for the sake of a safer Halacha environment for the Cohanim travelling on the same air plane to Israel? El Al provides a Halacha recommended caskets for minimizing the tumah prohibition involved.

A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit”a opinion is that indeed it is correct to delay the kevura and fly by El Al in order to avoid or at least minimize the inherent prohibitions for the Cohanim on board by using the special caskets they provide. The above is usually not available when travelling with another airline.

Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit”a