> This tells you everything you need to know about the quality of AirAsia pilots.

Setting aside that this might just have been part of the checklist (given airline’s home country is predominantly Muslim), your comment reads as if you suggest causal relationship between pilot’s abilities and religious views.

I didn't read it that way - more that asking the passengers to pray is likely to induce fear in the passengers, rather than reassure them and keep them calm.

This depends on the passengers and their culture. I know people even in Europe who would consider this a normal practice in an emergency.

I'm religious, but would refrain from such a statement to avoid creating panic among the passengers. Unless things were really bad, in that case this does speak volumes about the air line.

You're missing the point; it's completely unprofessional.

It depends on the religion and the culture. In some parts of the world, it is considered perfectly normal for people to make religious statements to one another, especially when something dangerous is happening.