Certain things I heard when attending Hajj classes

Q: I recently heard from a Moulana whose name I will not mention and he does Hajj classes that when you are flying to Mecca for Hajj then:

  1. In the Plane you can sit in your seat a read your namaaz as you are flying North and facing Qibla! Can this be done?
  2. When making wudhu in the plane you can make massah over your woollen socks! Can this be done?
  3. If you make wudhu in your room and then go to the Harem and you then break wind or go toilet your wudhu does not break due to the massive amounts of people in the Harem and it would be highly inconvenient to go and try to make wudhu again in the Harem! Is this a correct statement?

Safr distance

Q: I live in Durban, Overport. The other day I travelled to king shaka airport to fetch someone. From there we went to Pietermaritzburg. Was I a musaafir in Pietermaritzburg?