[QUOTE]".....they definitely could eat during the day if the nature of their work required it and flying definitely fell into this category. It was up to them if, subsequently, they arranged to fast for a number of days equal to the ones they had missed during Ramadan. ..."
We have a memo published (but the newcomers don't get it) which is confirmed by a govt. top 'mullah', that reads moreorless the same thing. They are exempted from fasting while flying, however they will have to fast the required nuber of days in total , when appropriate.
Now, having said that, you can fill in a confidential report (i do) as the person who insists on fasting during the flight (can you exempt an early morning one sector short flight?) is not an advocator of flight safety.