It seems to me from all this poskim that the answer to Avrum’s question is –
1) l’hathila, do not stand up unless it is 100% not bothering anyone and not diverting your attention
2) b’dieved, sit down seems like in the middle of shmone esre. I am not comfortable with this answer, frankly. R Lebowitz’s seems like the most expansive discussion, maybe listening to the original and looking up all his sources will help clarify
3) l’humra from star-k – get yourself a more expensive flight seem to be a “first world answer” and contradict Gemora that lets one daven on a donkey lest one prolongs the trip, although maybe prolonging the trip is asur from sakonah (more time on the road, miss caravan, travel at night) and thus may not apply.
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