Prayer of those who are waiting to depart or just arriving
Question

                What is the verdict in performing two salaat (prayers) together (jam'a) and shortening the 
prayer (qasr) at the airport for those who are waiting to fly or those who have just 
disembarked from an arriving plane?
Praise be to Allah.If the airport, sea-port or railway station are within the outskirts of the traveler's home-town, or even 
linked to his/her home-town by contiguous dwellings or buildings, no license to shorten prayers is 
allowed, since he/she would not be considered to have departed the dwelling or town. Once the 
plane, ship, or train has traveled away from all housing and buildings, only then is he/she allowed to 
shorten and/or perform together two prayers. If the airport, harbor, or train station is outside the 
home town, a traveler is allowed to utilize the license to shorten and combine two prayers together 
based on the fact that he or she in this case has departed from his/her city and has already 
commenced on his/her journey.